USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This single event marks the start of the Great Depression
A
Black Tuesday
B
Black Friday
C
Black Saturday
D
Black Friday After Next
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 29, 1929, the United States stock market crashed in an event known as Black Tuesday. This began a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, a 10-year economic slump that affected all industrialized countries in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Black Tuesday refers to a precipitous drop in the value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on Oct 29, 1929. Black Tuesday marked the beginning of the Great Depression, which lasted until the beginning of World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stock market crash of October 1929 signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. By 1933, unemployment was at 25 percent and more than 5, 000 banks had gone out of business.

Detailed explanation-4: -On October 29, 1929, “Black Tuesday” hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. The panic selling reached its peak with some stocks having no buyers at any price.

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