Did the Great Depression help cause world war 2

It was a contributing factor. Since the economy was already running low after the war and funds were low the depression happened. So you couldn't quite say it was the cause but it did happen shortly after/ during WWII.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.