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The Great Depression
Over production of agricultural products results in
Panic selling results in
The Great Depression
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Panic selling results in
a chance for profit taking
a frenzy of buying
stock markets rising everywhere
stock markets crashing everywhere
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Over production of agricultural products results in
prices fall
starvation
lack of government involvement
prices rise
3
Putting 10% down in order to buy shares
buying on margin
buying on credit
buying assets
buying stocks
4
War which enabled the USA to dominate European markets
WW 2
WW1
Boer War
Spanish Civil War
5
Tariffs are raised on goods to protect British industries. This results in
increase in hiring
more higher tariffs in the rest of the world
increase in trade
production increased
6
USA gov't does this to provide people with more disposable income.
lower tariffs
raise taxes
lower taxes
increase minimum wage
7
The depression cycle begins
Great Turmoil
Great Recession
Great tragedy
Great Depression
8
On October 29th, panic selling resumes and investors buying on margin were not able to pay
Black Tuesday
Bloody Tuesday
Bloody Thursday
Black Thursday
9
America stops loaning money results in
French economic system suffers greatly
English economic system suffers greatly
German economic system suffers greatly
European economic system suffers greatly
10
USA consumer goods forced Europe to shift production to
Industrial goods
Tertiary goods
Durable goods
Agricultural goods
11
The withdrawal of American credit leads to political turmoil in
Germany
Canada
France
England
12
Problem with buying on margin
need to pay even though stock price may have dropped
speculation
need to borrow more money to pay it off
nothing it is easy money
13
Many people in government believed in the business cycle. And as such thought it was just a ___
market problem
USA problem
temporary correction in market
correction in market
14
A country that chose a radical solution to the problem was
USA
Britain
Germany
Italy
15
Loss of farming income leads to
losses
profits
after tax income
bankruptcies
16
Britain responds to the depression with traditional remedies such as
program cuts
cutbacks
layoffs
Dole
17
European prosperity was keyed to
French reparation payments
USA reparation payments
German reparation payments
Russian reparation payments
18
Britain's main problem was
population growth
outdated industrial plants
lack of demand for goods
too much agriculture production
19
USA is able to supply what type of good
Perishable goods
Consumer goods
Durable goods
Industrial goods
20
Wages increase by 8%, but profits increase by 72% results in
over production of goods
under production of goods
income inequality
income stability
21
Banks were unable to collect _________.
loans
profits
deposits
credit
22
By mid 1929 the World economy was
confident
increasing
declining
stable
23
American governments do this to protect their industries
lower tariffs
raise tariffs
lower taxes
raise taxes
24
In Europe they respond to American tariffs with
raising their own tariffs on American goods
changing output to industrial goods
laying off workers
lowering their tariffs
25
Suddenly, people were faced with _________ they could not pay.
debts
wages
salaries
deficits
26
In the British midlands unemployment hit
50%
75%
25%
10%
27
Speculators, sensing something was amiss, began to sell their stocks
short selling
Wall Street Crash
Bear Market
start of Bull market
28
Idea to allow people to purchase products they could not afford
loans
hire purchase plan
loans and credit
credit
29
Increased inventories results in
hiring of more workers
more profits
layoff of workers
firing of workers
30
Demand falls below supply results in
increased inventories
more production
decreased inventories