USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused people to panic, lose their jobs, homes and life savings?
A
Black Friday
B
Stock Market Crash
C
The First Day of School
D
The Solar Eclipse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As the financial markets collapsed, hurting the banks that had gambled with their holdings, people began to fear that the money they had in the bank would be lost. This began bank runs across the country, a period of still more panic, where people pulled their money out of banks to keep it hidden at home.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main cause of the Wall Street crash of 1929 was the long period of speculation that preceded it, during which millions of people invested their savings or borrowed money to buy stocks, pushing prices to unsustainable levels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Public panic in the days after the stock market crash led to hordes of people rushing to banks to withdraw their funds in a number of “bank runs, ” and investors were unable to withdraw their money because bank officials had invested the money in the market.

Detailed explanation-4: -The epic boom ended in a cataclysmic bust. On Black Monday, October 28, 1929, the Dow declined nearly 13 percent. On the following day, Black Tuesday, the market dropped nearly 12 percent. By mid-November, the Dow had lost almost half of its value.

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