The Wall Street Crash and it's impact Flashcards
1
Q
When was the wall street crash?
A
1929 October 24th
2
Q
What was the wall street crash?
A
A market stock crash
3
Q
What was an impact to the wall street crash?
A
The Great Depression
4
Q
What was the causes of the wall street crash?
A
Unsustainable boom in shares prices
5
Q
Name the order of what happened in the wall street crash?
A
- )American industry boomed so people bought shares in companies hoping to make profit
- ) Some Americans borrowed extra money from banks to buy even more shares
- )The confidence collapsed and many rushed to sell their shares that fell in value. This was the WSC.
- ) Shares weren’t worth as much and people couldn’t pay off their loans
- )Many lost heir homes or buy products so companies went bust and workers lost their jobs
- ) American consumers couldn’t afford to buy foreign imports so factories in other countries shut down.
- )Germany was hit hard and US banks recalled their loans.
- ) Unemployment in Germany soared and people lost their homes and went hungry.
6
Q
How many people were unemployed in 1930?
A
3 million
7
Q
How many people were unemployed in 1933?
A
6 million.