The Effect Of The Great Depression On Canada

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The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and went on to 1939. This was the longest and worst depression experienced by the western world which caused fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory. It originated in the United States but the Great Depression caused rises in unemployment rates, declines in output, and deflation in almost every country. The timing and harshness of the Great Depression was different for every country, some were more affected than others The Great Depression affected lots of countries but very few were affected like Canada was. The Depression left millions of Canadians hungry and homeless. The depression in Canada was known as the “Dirty