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The Great Depression was the worst economic disaster of the 20th century, starting with the 1929 stock market crash and causing global unemployment, bank failures, and widespread poverty.

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.