<P> Throughout the industrial world , cities were hit hard during the Great Depression , beginning in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s . Worst hit were port cities ( as world trade fell ) and cities that depended on heavy industry , such as steel and automobiles . Service - oriented cities were hurt less severely . Political centers such as Washington , London and Berlin flourished during the Great Depression , as the expanded role of government added many new jobs . </P>
<P> Throughout the industrial world , cities were hit hard during the Great Depression , beginning in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s . Worst hit were port cities ( as world trade fell ) and cities that depended on heavy industry , such as steel and automobiles . Service - oriented cities were hurt less severely . Political centers such as Washington , London and Berlin flourished during the Great Depression , as the expanded role of government added many new jobs . </P>
who was hit hardest during the great depression
who was hit hardest during the great depression
port cities ( as world trade fell ) and cities that depended on heavy industry
port cities ( as world trade fell ) and cities that depended on heavy industry