The Great Depression Maryama Abdirahman By carltonnorth56 Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1939 The Great Depression Oct 31, 1929 THe wall street stock exchange crash due finachal problems walls street stock exchamge chashes. Nov 1, 1929 government spending cuts Jun 1, 1931 australian economy suffers Mar 19, 1932 sydney harbor bridge opens Dec 31, 1932 un employment peaks Dec 31, 1939 econmy starts to recover