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OCR: The Great Depression was period of immense poverty and unempioyment throughout the United States and Europe General misery and discontent in the Depression years gave rise the popularity of right-wing politicians such as Adoif Hitler and Benito Mussolini The Depression began in 1929 in the United States, when the stock market crashed and destroved the financial reserves needed to fund industry. Less availabie money meant drop in production, APPL which led to massive unemployment and loss confidence in the economy. Countless banks failed when panicked investors withdrew their savings at the same time other clients could not make Joan payments The Depression quickly spread beyond America TO spark the economy, President Roosevelt began an ambitious program of government- projects. Industrial ...