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Decade begins
The 1940's begin! With the US barely recovering from the Great Depression. -
US enters WW2
Begins economic uprising as unemployment drops exponentially and GDP climbs.This lasts for the next several years until the end of the war. -
End of WW2
The war ends, slowing the economic growth as things returned to normalcy. -
Inflation tanks.
Inflation goes down by 2.19%, the first time being negative since 1938,