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1
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bull market

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a market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying

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stock market

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a stock exchange

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margin

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a spare ammount of measure allowed for concengies or special situtaions

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3
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margin call

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specifically to a brockers demand that investor deposite additional money into an account so that the value of investors equity

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4
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speculation

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an economic concept that can be difficult to grasp

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5
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bank run

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when a large number of customers withdraw their deposited money from a bank at the same time

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6
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installment

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an arrangement in which a purchaser pays over extended time

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7
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what were the issues with the election of 1928

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smiths beliefs, catholic churches fianaced the democratic party

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8
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who one the election on 1928

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Herbert hoover

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9
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what happened when hoover went into office

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the stock market reached new highs

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10
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what did the bull market do

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allowed people to invest in stocks

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11
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how many American families owned stocks

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10%

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12
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who started buying stocks on the ,margin

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investors

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13
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if the stock market begins to fall

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a margin call would be demanding a loan

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14
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what happens in the 1920s

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investors brought up bid prices without considering companies earning profits

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15
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what did buyers engage in

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they were hoping for a quick windfall

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16
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how long did the bull market last

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as long as investors were able to put money in it

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17
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by the end of 1929 what happened

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the market had run out of new investors

18
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prices slipped and went into

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epic lows

19
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when did the market plunge

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October 21, monday

20
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when and what was black thursday

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October 29th - prices took the steppest dive

21
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how many shares of stocks were sold

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16 million

22
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how much value did the stock market lose

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10 billion and 15 billion

23
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by mid November what happened

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stock markets dropped more then 1/3

24
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how much money was lost through the stock market

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30 billion

25
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what did the stock market do

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it hurt the nations attempt to recover any economic issue

26
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how did the market crash impact the nations bank

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banks loaned 6 billion to stock speculators, banks lost their money investment

27
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what happens when bank closures enetered American society

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bank runs took place

28
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how much of the nations bank closed by 1932

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10%

29
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what were the factors of the great depression

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the stock market, uneven distribution of income, mistakes by federal reserve, over production

30
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what increased during the 1920s

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efficient machinary

31
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what were the high costing items people purchased

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refrigerators and cars

32
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families had

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no savings and nothing to support them selves

33
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how many business collspaed

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26,000

34
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what also forced recssion

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forgein countries

35
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what happened to goods and crops

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there were not enough money to make them

36
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what did hoover do in 1929

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lowered tarrifs and encouraged over seas trades

37
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why did the lower of tariffs failed to help business

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because forgein investors raised their tariffs too

38
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what propelled the stock makret

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Americans buying more goods on credit

39
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why did the board failure rate help

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because of the great depression

40
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what happened when the board rates were kept low

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members of the bank made risky loans

41
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what did business leaders think

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the economy was still expanding

42
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what did companies have to do when the depression hit

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lay off workers to cut cost

43
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what caused a downgrade spiral for the economy

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the raise of interests rates tightening credits

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