Moreover is defined as besides, also or in addition to what has been said. An example of moreover is a parent telling their teenager that, in addition to them coming home late, they also didn't do their chores. in addition to what has been said; besides; further; also: used with conjunctive force.
The depression originated in the United States, after a fall in stock prices that began around September 4, 1929, and became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929 (known as Black Tuesday). Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide GDP fell by an estimated 15%.
A drought that lasted from 1930 to 1936, known as the Dust Bowl, aggravated the problems of the Great Depression. More than a million acres of farmland were rendered useless because of severe drought and years of overfarming, and hundreds of thousands of farmers joined the ranks of the unemployed.