Great Depression and Recession

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Great Depression noun - The economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s.

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Recession and Great Depression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recession" instead a noun phrase "Great Depression".

Recession noun - A period of decreased economic activity.

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Great Depression and recession are semantically related. You can use "Great Depression" instead a noun "Recession".

Nearby Words: recede, recess, recessive, recessed, recessing

Also in 2008, a long-coming, massive economic bubble burst in the US, resulting in an economic recession that almost, but not quite, rivaled the Great Depression in terms of fallout.

Source: Useful Notes / The Oughts
Blessed with Suck: Took power during the worst recession since the Great Depression and has taken a lot of flak for several austerity measures brought in, particularly the controversial property tax.

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After World War I, the city suffered from the impact of the PostWorld War I recession and from the later Great Depression, this also led to a rise of radical socialism and the "Red Clydeside" movement.

Source: Useful Notes / Glasgow

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