2025 civics test · Question 104 of 128 · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
When did the Great Depression start?
In Chinese 大萧条是何时开始的？
Official answers
- The Great Crash (1929)大崩盘（1929 年）
- Stock market crash of 19291929 年股市崩盘
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
The Great Depression started with the stock market crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash. In October 1929, stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange fell sharply, wiping out huge amounts of wealth and shaking confidence in banks and businesses. The economic downturn that followed lasted through the 1930s. Answer with the stock market crash of 1929.