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It was a global economic depression, some nations harder hit than others, and only really recovered by nation states shifting to a centrally planned total war economy to kick start unprecedented investment in manufacturing and industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression#Socio-economic_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression#Socio-economi...