If it wasn't for World War II, would the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and its economic repercussions have lasted longer?

by jrmie111
ProbablyNotLying

As it is, this question is better suited for /r/HistoricalWhatIf. A better way to pose this question is, "How did WWII affect the Great Depression?"

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Actually when you look at economic growth from 41 to 45, it hardly changed, and in fact the depression remained really until 48. Wars don't create wealth, they destroy wealth. This is the broken window fallacy.

heres a Forbes article about it

CrossyNZ

Alas, historical what-if questions are not allowed on this subreddit, because we only deal in what did happen. Could you re-phrase the question and repost? "How did WWII affect the Great Depression?" is a good suggestion. Cheers.