Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

The Great Depression in North Dakota was a time of contradiction, a time of hunger marches and riots. And it was American laborers that in part dragged the nation from an abyss.

It was gone. It was too late. Nothing could have been done — took years and years to get out of that depression.” America’s history of high tariffs actually continued well after 1913, however, and ...

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Tariffs have raised concerns in the U.S. and other countries for centuries, including during the Great Depression. Here's why ...

The Great Depression began with “Black Tuesday” on Oct. 29, 1929, when a panic selloff triggered a stock market collapse, wiping out thousands of investors who had borrowed heavily.

Men seeking jobs during the Great Depression gather outside city hall in Cleveland on Oct. 9, 1930. (AP) When Donald Trump was inaugurated, by most measures, the United States was the strongest ...

“The Great Depression was a singular event in our history, so I think it is unlikely that Trump’s 25% tariffs lead to an economic calamity on that scale,” Witcher said. “But a 25% tariff ...

The Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s, was more than just an economic crisis. It was a period of financial collapse that affected millions worldwide.