The Great Depression #2 Flashcards

1
Q

On Thursday _______ some nervous investors began selling their stocks

A

October 24 1929

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2
Q

On ______ bankers joined together to buy stocks and prevent a further collapse

A

Friday

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3
Q

Black Tuesday October 29, 1929 was the worst day affecting stocks of even solid companies

A

in a few short days the market had dropped in value by about $16 billion

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4
Q

Margin buyers were hit the…

A

hardest since they could not repay their loans

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5
Q

people rushed to withdraw their money…

A

draining the bank of funds

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