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1929

2 episodes 95%4KCC

From roaring markets to breadlines, the crash reshaped a century.

Unpack how the Wall Street crash of 1929 ignited the Great Depression, the defining economic crisis of the 20th century. Through the fever of the Roaring Twenties and the collapse that followed, this series reveals how confidence, speculation, and policy failures unraveled everyday life. Sign up to see the forces behind one of history's most consequential downturns.

Episode guide

2 episodes
1
1The Crash
The Great Depression begins with the 1929 crash of the Wall Street Stock Exchange. Fueled by the idea that everyone could get rich without limits, this great economic crisis puts a final stop to the euphoria of the 1920s.
55 min
2
2The Great Depression
As the world's leading economy sinks into the Great Depression, world-wide repercussions allow Hitler to rise to power. Eventually, President Franklin D. Roosevelt brings hope and optimism back into the hearts of Americans.
53 min
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