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The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. From 1931 to 1940 unemployment was always in double digits. In April 1939, almost ten years after the crisis began, more than one in five Americans still could not find work. On the surface World War II seems to mark the end of the Great Depression. During the war more than 12 million Americans were sent into the military, and a similar number toiled in defense-related jobs. Those war jobs seemingly took care of the 17 million unemployed in 1939.
More Information on the Great Depression: The beginning ofAmerica's Great Depression is often cited as the dramatic crash of the stock market on Black Thursday, October 24, 1929 when 16 million shares of stock were quickly sold by panicking investors who had lost faith in the American economy.