2025 civics test · Question 104 of 128 · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

When did the Great Depression start?

Official answers

• The Great Crash (1929)
• Stock market crash of 1929

Why

The Great Depression started with the stock market crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash. Stock prices fell sharply, and the economy kept getting worse for years. Memory tip: crash in 1929, and Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1933.