USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which event marks the start of the “Great Depression” in the United States.
A
a. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
B
The sinking of the USS Maine
C
The Treaty of Versailles
D
The stock market crash of 1929
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: -The stock market crash of 1929 was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, but it did act to accelerate the global economic collapse of which it was also a symptom.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stock market crash of October 1929 signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end in many places until the Second World War. It was triggered in large part by a sudden crash of the American stock market on October 29, a day widely known as Black Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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