The stock market crash of 1929
a. happened without warning
b. was postponed several times bc of the intervention of banks such as morgan guaranty
c. affected only the wealthiest 1% of americans
d. launched a chain reaction that led to the largest economic collapse in american history

contributing factors to the crash of 1929 included
a. the fact that companies were not required to disclose earnings, assets, or debts to shareholders
b. the fact that small inventors often purcahsed stocks based on rumor rather than research
c. the assumption the prosperity would be limitless and avaliable to all
d. the restrictive tariff policies of the hoover administration

3. the great depression
a. affected rural americans most severly bc of their dependence on selling their produce to distant markets
c. led directly to the stock market crash of 1929
d. arose in part bc of the failure of prohibition

4. as a result of the great depression, banks
a. provide a sense of social stability
b. became hated symbols of greed and callousness
c. closed in large numbers, leaving their customers penniless
d. had to foreclose on loans in order to cover deposits

5. herbert hoover lost the election of 1932 bc
a. he appeared insenstive to suffering
b. he lacked the personal charisma of franklin roosevlet
c. he ordered the bonus army massacred
d. he mishandled the united states relationship with key allies like germany and great britain.

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