Black Thursday — date?
24 October 1929, stock market crash begins
Black Tuesday — date?
29 October 1929, market collapse complete
Stock market crash — effect?
Destroyer of wealth, triggers panic
Buying on margin — mechanism?
Borrowing to buy stocks with small upfront payment
Margin buyer — risk?
Default when prices fall, leading to bankruptcy
Bank run — cause?
Fears of bank failure, depositors withdraw money
Long-term causes — main?
Overproduction and protectionism
Overproduction — result?
Falling prices, farmers in debt
Protectionism — impact?
Reduced international trade, tariffs rise
Laissez-faire banking — failure?
Unregulated banks failed, causing panic
Rising debt — types?
Hire purchase, falling house prices
Immediate effects — unemployment?
Rose from 1.6m to 14m (1929-1933)
Homelessness — during Depression?
Increased, evictions led to Hoovervilles
Relief schemes — during Depression?
Local charities, soup kitchens, no unemployment benefits
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1. What happened on Black Thursday in the 1929 stock market crash?
2. Which event is identified as Black Tuesday in the 1929 crash?
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