Yayiyini i-Great Depression?
Ukuwohloka Okukhulu Kwezomnotho (1929<unk>1939) kwaba ukushaqeka kwezomnotho okwathinta amazwe amaningi emhlabeni wonke. Kwakuyisikhathi sokuwohloka komnotho okwaba sobala ngemva kokwehla okukhulu kwamanani ezitoko e-United States. Ukusakazeka komnotho kwaqala cishe ngoSeptember futhi kwaholela ekuweni kwemakethe yamasheya eWall Street ngo-October 24 (uLwesine Olumnyama). Kwakuwukuwohloka komnotho okude kakhulu, okujule kakhulu, nokusabalele kakhulu kwekhulu lama-20.  Phakathi kuka - 1929 no - 1932, umkhiqizo womhlaba wonke (GDP) wehla cishe ngo - 15%. Uma kuqhathaniswa, i-GDP yomhlaba wonke yehle ngaphansi kuka-1% kusukela ngo-2008 kuya ku-2009 ngesikhathi sokuwohloka okukhulu komnotho. Ezinye izingxenye zomnotho zaqala ukululama phakathi nawo-1930. Nokho, emazweni amaningi, imiphumela emibi yokuwohloka okukhulu komnotho yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kweMpi Yezwe II. Imiphumela ebhubhisayo yabonakala emazweni acebile nampofu ngokuwa kwemali engenayo yomuntu siqu, amanani entengo, imali yentela, nenzuzo. Ukuhwebelana kwamazwe ngamazwe kwehla ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-50%, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi eU.S. kwenyukela kuma-23% futhi kwamanye amazwe kwenyukela kuma-33%.