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MAH Mod 9-1 (YWLH Video) The Great Crash
MAH Mod 9-1 (YWLH Video) The Great Crash
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1
In the 1920s, 70% of people were living in poverty, this exemplifies the problem of...
communism.
economic inequality.
high wages
low stock prices.
2
Which field was not a "troubled industry" in the second half of the 1920s?
Advertising
Steel
Oil
Coal
3
What is the most common name given to the day that the stock market rapidly declined in 1929?
Red Wednesday
Red Wedding
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
4
In what year did the stock market 'crash'?
1919
1921
1932
1929
5
What is it called when a person invests in the stock market, simply for a quick profit?
Speculation
Profit
Income Inequality
Liquid Assets
6
What is the practice called when you buy stocks by paying a small percentage of the cost?
Inflation
Buying on Margin
Depression
Partial Investment
7
The stock market (Wall Street) crash of October 29, 1929 is seen as the start of...
the New Deal.
World War I
the Civil War.
the Great Depression.
8
Who was not a laissez-faire, small government, pro-deregulation U.S. President of the 1920s?
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Herbert Hoover
9
What industry collapse first after the stock market crash because of a 'run'?
Banking
Automotive
Oil / Gas
Railroads
10
What was not an economic problem of the 1920s?
Stock Speculation
Buying Stock on Margin
Deregulation
Increasing wages for workers
11
The problem with the agriculture sector (farming) of the American economy in the 1920s was...
lack of production.
high demand for products.
overseas imports.
falling prices.
12
From 1919 to 1929 the value of Wall Street (the stock market) ...
stayed consistent.
decreased slightly.
increased greatly,
decreased tremendously.
13
What general government policy is seen as one of the causes of the stock market crash in 1929?
Consumerism
Deregulation
Inflation
Deduction