Which of the following statements best describes the Great Depression ?

A. The Great Depression was a severe economic downturn in the industrialized world that began in 1929 and lasted for approximately ten years.

B. The Great Depression lasted for one hundred years.

C. B and C only

D. The Great Depression was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by Western civilization since industrialization.

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