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What effects did the Great
Depression have on the US
economy and society?

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It made everything go up in price with finding basic foods much harder to find.
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Answer:

The Great Depression of 1929 devastated the U.S. economy. A third of all banks failed. 1 Unemployment rose to 25%, and homelessness increased. 2 Housing prices plummeted 67%, international trade collapsed by 65%, and deflation soared above 10%.

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