The Great Depression had devastating effects
in virtually every country, rich or poor.
Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped,
and international trade plunged by half to two-thirds.
Unemployment in the United States rose to 25%,
and in some countries rose as high as 33%.
Cities all around the world were hit hard,
especially those dependent on heavy industry.
Construction was virtually halted in many countries.
Farming and rural areas suffered
as crop prices fell by approximately 60%.
Facing plummeting demand with few alternate sources of jobs,
areas dependent on primary sector industries
such as cash cropping, mining and logging suffered the most.
Countries started to recover by the mid-1930s,
but in many countries
the negative effects of the Great Depression
lasted until the start of World War II.