Wall Street Speculation and Crash (24 ottob 1929 anni – 13 nov 1929 anni)
Descrizione:
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