A sharp fall in share prices on 24 October was followed by further crashes and a prolonged economic depression. The crisis spread through collapsing trade, credit, and commodity prices. Export-dependent colonial economies and their producers faced falling incomes and fiscal pressure, while imperial governments often protected metropolitan interests. The depression deepened social hardship and destabilized politics across regions, though its timing and effects varied locally.
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