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		JKCalhoun on March 10, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wall Street stocks tumble as investors fret over U... I don't know — depending on if it gets bad enough, last time we got a New Deal out of it.

iancmceachern on March 10, 2025 | [–]

After millions died of starvation

enoch_r on March 10, 2025 | | [–]

Millions did not die of starvation during the Great Depression in the US.

https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/12297/how-many-p...

hiddencost on March 10, 2025 | [–]

We got a world war out of it as well

gadders on March 10, 2025 | [–]

..which did more to boost the economy than the New Deal.

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