Great Depression

worldwide economic depression (1929–1939)
Event economic_crisis Q8698
Great Depression
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Great Depression

Summary

Great Depression is an economic crisis[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of economic_crisis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,892 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Great Depression is Some of the most important features of the economic and financial situation in 1932[3].
  • Great Depression is in the country of Afghanistan[4].
  • Great Depression is in the country of British Empire[5].
  • Great Depression is in the country of German Reich[6].
  • Great Depression is in the country of France[7].
  • Great Depression is in the country of Chile[8].
  • Great Depression is in the country of Netherlands[9].
  • Great Depression's instance of is recorded as economic crisis[10].
  • Great Depression's instance of is recorded as recession[11].
  • Great Depression's instance of is recorded as historical period[12].
  • Great Depression's instance of is recorded as era[13].
  • Great Depression's Commons category is recorded as Great Depression[14].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in Australia[15].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in Canada[16].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in Germany[17].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in Chile[18].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in France[19].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in Latin America[20].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in the Netherlands[21].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in South Africa[22].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in the United Kingdom[23].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in the United States[24].
  • Great Depression comprises Great Depression in India[25].
  • Great Depression comprises Shōwa Depression[26].
  • Great Depression began on October 29, 1929[27].

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When and Where

Great Depression began on October 29, 1929[27]. It ended on 1941[28]. Country listings include Afghanistan[4], a sovereign state[29], in Afghanistan[30], founded in 1709[31]; British Empire[5], a colonial empire[32], in Kingdom of Great Britain[33], founded in 1583[34]; German Reich[6], a nation state[35], in German Reich[36], founded in 1871[37]; France[7], a sovereign state[38], in France[39], founded in 0843[40]; Chile[8], a sovereign state[41], in Chile[42], founded in 1810[43]; and Netherlands[9], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[44], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[45], founded in 1795[46].

Context

Recorded instance of include economic crisis[10], recession[11], historical period[12], and era[13].

Why It Matters

Great Depression ranks in the top 3% of economic_crisis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,892 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . UNESCO Thesaurus. Retrieved . lib-thesaurus.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . UNESCO Thesaurus. Retrieved . lib-thesaurus.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . thebalance.com. Retrieved . thebalance.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . sites.austincc.edu. Retrieved . sites.austincc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Topic's main category Category:Great Depression
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    Country Afghanistan, British Empire, German Reich +6
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