<P> The Great Depression began in the United States of America and quickly spread worldwide . It had severe effects in countries both rich and poor . Personal income , consumption , industrial output , tax revenue , profits and prices dropped , while international trade plunged by more than 50 % . Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25 % , and in some countries rose as high as 33 % . </P>
<P> The Great Depression began in the United States of America and quickly spread worldwide . It had severe effects in countries both rich and poor . Personal income , consumption , industrial output , tax revenue , profits and prices dropped , while international trade plunged by more than 50 % . Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25 % , and in some countries rose as high as 33 % . </P>
n the depth of the great depression the unemployment rate in the united states was about
n the depth of the great depression the unemployment rate in the united states was about
25 %
25 %