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4. The Recession of 1937-1938
Amid the ongoing Great Depression, the U.S. faced another setback between 1937 and 1938. Industrial production dropped by nearly 30%, and unemployment rose from 14.3% to 19%. Many questioned the effectiveness of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, which aimed to boost economic recovery. This 13-month-long recession made an already difficult situation even worse.