It's hard to think of Holland without thinking of tulips, and of tulips withouth thinking of Holland. Tulips and Holland are __________________.

There were winners and losers in the great 1637 tulip craze. For those who got in early and got out in time, it was a real _____________________.

People got caught up in the mood of the times and became almost giddy with excitement. Enthusiasm is ____________________ and helpful to fuel the buying frenzy.

Tulips began to be treated as a commodity like timber or sugar. This ______________ in trading practice led to the steep rise in tulip prices.

People sold whatever they had to raise money. A carpenter might sell his tools, his only _______________, in order to make a down payment on a tulip bulb.

Those who had trouble raising money found other ways to become involved. A system of ___________________ sprang up, and a carriage and horses might get you a single rare bulb.

Prices reached their peak at the sale of Winkel's tulips. As people _____________ where prices might go next, they panicked.

At an auction a few days later, there were no bids. People were _________________ from buying by fears that prices would only go down.

Soon people were willing to sell at almost any price. They were ____________ by fears that their bulbs were, or soon would be, worthless.

The steep rise in tulip prices was more than matched by a still steeper fall. Once the _______________ was over, it all must have seemed like a bad dream.

Some discovered they had exchanged the house they grew up in for tulips that were now worthless. These unfortunate people had to ___________ the family home.

It's not surprising that both buyers and sellers were unable to reach an agreement. They were ____________ by the fact that each side had so much to lose.

The Dutch courts tried to impose various settlements. Despite this, the ___________ among the parties victimized by the tulip craze continued.

Many people suffered severe losses when the price for tulips crashed. However, this disaster did not diminish the Dutch people's ___________ for this beautiful flower.