Great Depression
worldwide economic depression (1929–1939)
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Summary
Great Depression is an economic crisis[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of economic crisis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,243 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Notable work: Some of the most important features of the economic and financial situation in 1932[3]
- Country: Afghanistan[4], British Empire[5], German Reich[6], France[7], Chile[8], Netherlands[9], South Africa[10], United States[11], Hungary[12]
- Instance of: recession[13], historical period[14], era[15]
- Commons category: Great Depression[16]
- Has part(s): Great Depression in Australia[17], Great Depression in Canada[18], Great Depression in Germany[19], Great Depression in Chile[20], Great Depression in France[21], Great Depression in Latin America[22], Great Depression in the Netherlands[23], Great Depression in South Africa[24], Great Depression in the United Kingdom[25], Great Depression in the United States[26], Great Depression in India[27], Shōwa Depression[28]
- Start time: October 29, 1929[29]
- End time: 1941[30]
- Has cause: causes of the Great Depression[31], Wall Street crash of 1929[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Great Depression[33]
- Described by source: Canon of Dutch History[34], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Financial Instability[36]
- Topic has template: Template:Great Depression[37]
- History of topic: timeline of the Great Depression[38]
- Exact match: http://lod.gesis.org/thesoz/concept_10050097[39], https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11937041r[40], http://data.culture.fr/thesaurus/page/ark:/67717/T4-96[41], http://lemac.sgcb.mcu.es/Autoridades/LEMAC201209787/concept[42], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/pwn30/14489361-n[43]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[44], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[45]
Why It Matters
Great Depression has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]