the Great Depressionnoun
uk/ˌɡreɪt dɪˈpreʃ.ən/us/ˌɡreɪt dɪˈpreʃ.ən/the period of decrease in wealth, industrial production, and employment from 1929 until the start of the Second World War
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- During the Great Depression, the gopher tortoise of the southeastern United States was called “Hoover chicken,” named after Herbert Hoover, who was the president at the time.