Wall Street Speculation and Crash (24 Okt 1929 Jahr – 13 Nov 1929 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
Causes:
1. abuses by utility holding companies 2. commercial banks eager to put deposits
Effect:
1. brought Roaring Twenties to a halt 2. accelerate global economic collapse 3. half of America's banks had failed 4. unemployment approached 30% of workforce