The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s, starting in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries, it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s.
The collection of political and economic policies and programs promulgated by the first two administrations of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The New Deal policies were aimed at combating the economic miseries of the Great Depression.
