Historical Recessions & Administrations Timeline (1929 – Present)
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Selected: 1929 Great Depression (Click node to lock)
1929–1933
Great Depression
President Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Republican
Duration
43 Months
Peak Unemployment
24.9%
GDP Contraction
-26.7%
Key Triggers & Context
Stock market crash of 1929, banking panics, monetary contraction, and Hawley-Smoot tariff implementation leading to severe systemic collapse.
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