One of two things happen during a modern great depression.
The most serious possibility is civil war. Probably not a cohesive effort nationwide, but instead regional anarchy between groups of citizens fighting each other and rogue authorities.
The second option is for the government to set up a serious war as a means of keeping Americans together. Hold a draft as a means of getting the people most likely to rebel here at home (young men) out of the country. Then put most other people to work for the war effort.
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