History of Newfoundland and Labrador - Crisis of 1930s

Crisis of 1930s

Newfoundland's economic crash in the Great Depression, coupled with a profound distrust of politicians, led to the abandonment of self-government. Newfoundland remains the only nation that ever voluntarily relinquished democracy.

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