HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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High Tariffs on foreign imports
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Overproduction of farms
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Federal Reserve did not help failing banks
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All of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The stock market crash of 1929 happened because the share prices had been rising at an unsustainable pace in the years prior to the crash. This was due to the overconfidence of the investors in sustained economic growth as well as the practice of buying shares on the margin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sudden drop in stock prices may be influenced by economic conditions, catastrophic event(s), or speculative elements that sweep across the market. Most market crashes are usually short bursts of market downturns that can last for a single day or much longer to bring investors heavy losses.