The country did not collapse into a 1930s-like depression.

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It was widely expected the 2001 recession would plunge further into another Great Depression, and the Dow would collapse to 1, 000.

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Greece leaving the eurozone and adopting its own currency would be associated with default in its government debt, a collapse of the Greek banking system, and would probably tip the Greek economy into depression.

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