Compare the economic hardships of the Great Depression with today’s economical struggles
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The Great Depression was a severe economic downturn with worldwide repercussions that lasted a decade (1929-1939). The event was marked by a significant decline in international trade, personal income, tax revenue, and investment, which plunged industrialized economies into deep depression.
In contrast, today's economic struggles, caused primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic, are characterized by massive job losses and business closures, destabilizing stock markets, and a sharp decline in global economic growth.
Although both events have had a devastating economic impact, the Great Depression witnessed more dramatic negative effects on the worldwide economy for a more extended period, while the current recession is a result of the pandemic and its economic maladies show some signs of improvement.