USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This passage is mostly about ____
A
How the stock market works in the United States of America.
B
The causes, effects, and solutions of the Great Depression.
C
How people lived during the economic boom of the 1920s
D
The lessons we can learn from the stock market crash.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Causes of Great Depression Tight monetary policies adopted by the Central Bank of America. Stock market crash of 1929. The failure of banks, which was the impact of the stock market crash as more people withdrew their savings from the banks leading to closure. Reduction in purchases due to diminished savings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the suggested causes of the Great Depression are: the stock market crash of 1929; the collapse of world trade due to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff; government policies; bank failures and panics; and the collapse of the money supply.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in US history. It began in 1929 and did not abate until the end of the 1930s. 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.

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