When it ended, the world market was immediately glutted with production. At the same time, the growth of labor-replacing technology and the rise of a global economy has put workers in worldwide competition for a shrinking number of jobs. The result is a steady downward spiral in the value of labor power. This process is reflected in falling wages and rising unemployment, devalued currencies and deflating economies, and a growing class of destitute people with no reason to support a capitalist system that can't or won't feed them, despite the fact that there is plenty of food. It was just the beginning of something that is beginning to violently shake the whole capitalist world.
Japan is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Russia is already bankrupt. Europe will be next. But sooner or later this market, too, must fall, as U.S. companies are less and less able to sell what they produce in a world economy that is reeling toward depression. The U.S. ruling class sees it coming, and you can bet they are preparing to deal with whatever unrest arises as unemployment and wage cuts begin to skyrocket here. The capitalists will seek to protect their privilege and power first and foremost, with the power of their government, their political parties and their media.