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What was the unemployment rate during the height of the Great Depression?

A. 5 percent
B. 5 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 50 percent

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Unemployment Rate Of About 15% In 1940, Albeit Down From The High Of 25% In 1933.
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C is the correct option

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A global is a recession that affects the countries of the world. The first such recession was known as the great depression of 1929. It was worldwide and affected the united states especially. It started in 1929 when Wall Street collapsed and lasted till the 1930s. The unemployment rate during the great depression was 25 percent. Crop prices fell by more than 50 percent, construction and heavy industry also suffered.

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