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The Causes of the 1929 Stock Market Crash By: Missy Lewis

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The Stock Market Thousands of people were investing their money in the stock market so they could hit it big and live the American dream.

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Background Information: <ul><li>The Stock Market Crash was one of the worst financial disasters in the history of the United States. </li></ul><ul><li>It is also referred as, “The Great Crash” and “The Wall Street Crash of 1929.” </li></ul>

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Background Information <ul><li>The Crash of the Market occurred from October 24 th to October 29 th . </li></ul><ul><li>This Crash, was one of the main causes to bring America into a Great Depression . </li></ul>

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Graph of the Market

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Main Causes <ul><li>The Hatry Act (No more English investments in the US) </li></ul><ul><li>Actions of the Federal Reserve Board </li></ul><ul><li>Excessive Buying on Margin </li></ul><ul><li>The Setback in the public utility market </li></ul><ul><li>An overreaction by the Market . </li></ul>

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Possible Objections <ul><li>Where the Stocks really over priced or not? </li></ul>

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Work Cited <ul><li>Bierman, Jr., Harold. The Causes of the 1929 Stock Market Crash . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. Print. </li></ul><ul><li>Galbrith, John K. The Great Crash 1929 . Boston: Mariner Books, 1997. Print. </li></ul><ul><li>Lowenstein, Roger. Origins Of The Crash . New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. Print. </li></ul><ul><li>Lange, Brenda. The Stock Market Crash of 1929, The end of Prosperity . New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007. Print. </li></ul>