Karteikarten: The Rise and Fall of Totalitarian Regimes — 10 Karten

Causes of 1929 Crisis

Overproduction, speculation, and excessive margin loans.

Speculative Bubble — definition?

Asset prices inflated beyond intrinsic value.

Black Thursday — significance?

Start of the stock market crash and Great Depression.

Black Thursday — significance?

Stock market crash on October 24, 1929.

Global spread — effect?

Led to worldwide economic downturn and social unrest.

Overproduction — impact?

Led to falling prices and profits.

Stock Market Crash — result?

Triggering widespread financial panic.

Leverage (Margin) — meaning?

Borrowing to buy stocks, increases risk.

Financial Crisis — cause?

Stock crash and bank insolvencies.

Global Spread — reason?

Interconnected banking and European debts.