The Great Depression was a dramatic, worldwide economic downturn beginning in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. The Great Depression may also refer to: By country Great Depression in Australia Great Depression in Canada Great Depression in India Great Depression in France Great Depression in Latin America Great Depression in the Netherlands Great Depression in Romania Great Depression in the United Kingdom Great Depression in the United States Books The Great Depression: America, 1929–1941, an American novel The Great Depression (book), a 1990 Canadian history book Music The Great Depression (Common Grackle album), 2010 The Great Depression (Trigger the Bloodshed album), 2009 The Great Depression (Blindside album), 2005 The Great Depression (Defiance, Ohio album), 2006 The Great Depression (DMX album), 2001 The Great Depression (As It Is album), 2018 "The Great Depression", a song by Misery Index from Retaliate "The Great Depression" a song by Raunchy from A Discord Electric "Great Depression", a song by Soulfly from Omen See also Financial crisis of 2007–08, a severe worldwide economic crisis driven by real estate conditions and risky ventures in the U.S. Great Recession, the marked general economic decline that affected many countries from 2007 to 2009 Great Slump (disambiguation) The Long Depression, an 1873–1896 economic recession formerly known as the Great Depression Second Great Depression (disambiguation)