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By the late 1910s, GM was transforming into an industrial behemoth, and Durant's personal wealth and fame reached new heights. However, his tumultuous career faced another challenge in 1920—a period marked by post-war economic downturn and internal conflicts. Financial pressures and power struggles within GM led to Durant’s second forced resignation. This final departure was definitive; he stepped down, selling his remaining shares for millions, leaving with his reputation intact as a pioneering industrialist who built one of the world's largest corporations from scratch.