Wall Street Crash
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Lesson duration is: 45 minItems in this lesson
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Have you ever heard of the
Wall Street Crash of 1929? What do you know about it?
Wall Street Crash of 1929? What do you know about it?
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On average, people earned $3.269 per year. That´s around $56.932 now.
What would you do with all this money?
What would you do with all this money?
Slide 6 - Open question
Why would you lend money from the banks?
Slide 7 - Open question
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Why wouldn´t the government print more money?
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Which of these is NOT one of the causes of the stock crash?
A
New investors trading on speculation rather than value
B
New technologies made many old companies to fail
C
Falling wheat prices
D
Too much margin trading
Slide 14 - Quiz
Why did margin trading cause so many problems?
A
When stocks used as collateral started to lose value, brokers forced borrowers to pay back loans immediately
B
Borrowing any money for investments is always very risky
C
Only inexperienced investors were using margin, so they were doomed to fail
D
It caused too much money to enter the market too quickly
