Wall Street Crash/Great Depression

What were the causes of the Wall Street Crash?

* economic boom of the 1920s
* the Hoover administration
* the Banks
* the actions of the federal reserve

How did the economic boom contribute to the Wall Street Crash?

How did the Hoover administration contribute to the Wall Street Crash?

How did the banks contribute to the Wall Street Crash?

How did the federal reserve contribute to the Wall Street Crash?

when did the recession before the Great Depression actually begin?

August 1929 - two months before the Wall Street Crash

What was the August 1929 recession caused by?

the contractionary policies of the Federal Reserve which tried to curb over speculation on stocks

How is the Wall Street Crash different from the Great Depression?

It is merely the beginning of the Great Depression or an aspect of it or even a precursor, according to some historians. the economy did not move from recession into a major depression until December 1930 when many major banks collapsed. Some historians even claim that the depression started in 1931, when some major European banks collapsed.

did the wall street crash cause the depression?

no