Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression

What is the nickname for the day the stock market crashed?

• Black Friday

• Black Tuesday

• D-day

People can make money by buying stock at a low price and ______________________ it at a higher price.

• selling

• buying more

• keeping it forever

The stock market crash of 1929 was the beginning of ______

• The Great Depression

• The Roaring 20's

• World War II

The Great Depression last

• for about 10 years (until the 1940s)

• for about a year

• for 23 years

What will happen when people lose all of their money in the stock market crash?

• they will not have enough $ for food

• they will not be able to pay for their housing

• there won't be enough jobs

• all of these will happen

Who was President when the Stock Market crashed?

• Wilson

• Hoover

• FDR

Americans enjoyed a time of great ___________ during the 1920s

• wealth

• suffering

• instability

What happened when the price of stocks went down ?

• people wanted to buy them because they were on sale!

• people lost a lot of $$

What is the stock market?

• A place to buy and sell stock.
• A business located on Main Street New York
• A place where people go when they are unemployed.
• A place where the dust bowl took place.

In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

• Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
• Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
• The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
• People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.