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The Great Depression destroyed the economy of North American and European industrialized areas. It started six months prior when the economy started to fall into depression, however most people identify the beginning of The Great Depression on October 29th, 1929, when the Stock Market heavily crashed.

In October, when the Stock Market crashed, it wiped out 40% of the value of a common stock paper. As the depression continued, many lost their life savings and by 1933, the stock market was one-fifth the value it was before the crash in 1929. Many businesses went bankrupt, and over half the banks in the United States failed and had to close. Income fell roughly 50 percent in farming. By 1932, more than 25% of all United States citizens were unemployed.

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