Question

What led to the Great Depression?

• A. Stock market crash
• B. First World War
• C. An economic embargo on America
• D. Second World War

Answer 1

The correct option is A Stock market crash

In 1929, the stock market crash in the US led to the Great Depression and its waves echoed across the world. Germany and France underwent an economic collapse. The timing of the Great Depression varied across the world. In most countries, it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.