To say the war ended the Great Depression is ill-founded. It reminds me of the broken glass theory. In fact, government spending on the war effort actually made life worse for Americans. It led to a shortage in many resources. No, it was the end of the war that brought about the end of the Depression. The end to rationing and the influx of cheap labor, amongst other things, gave rise to conditions that were ripe for an economic boom.
I would also disagree that the New Deal ended the Great Depression. I would say that it prolonged the Depression. If you truly think there will be a depression, the last thing you should advocate is to copy the policies of Hoover and Roosevelt. The cause of our current economic turbulence is the same thing that caused the Great Depression...the inflationary monetary policies of the Federal Reserve.
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