1/14/2013

Causes of the crash of the stock market during the great depression:

Stock Market: A particular market where stocks are traded;stock exchange,

Great Depression- the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and confusing through the 1930's

The biggest problem was that when the million airs put all there money into it if the stock market crashed they lost all of their money.

Those who had invested had lost by the beginning of the 1920's

DOW Jones -  Stock market statistics at the end of 1929 the stock market crashed

Main causes- uneven sharing of wealth

wages couldn't make up more production

Heavy increase of gambling and buying stocks

Tight money policies

Buying on margin- getting a loan for stock

companies were making to many products compared to the demand.

Prices for products went up because companies could not afford how many products they had made

farmers made to much crops price value went down.

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