Section 1: An End to Prosperity Keep the Good Times Rolling 1. People were spending more than they were making 2. They were investing in the stock market.
THE GREAT DEPRESSION BEGINS Chapter 14. Section 1 Economic troubles The Stock Market crashes Bank and business failure.
Chapter 26, Section 1: The Great Crash Main Idea: The prosperity of the 1920s hid weaknesses in the economy that led to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Chapter 25 The Depression and FDR 1929-1941. Section 1 The Great Depression What is the stock market? “An organized system for buying and selling shares.
The Great Depression Approaching Disaster. The Stock Market is where shares of companies are bought and sold. The stock market crashed on October 29,
The Great Depression Begins
Chapter 21 The Great Depression and the New Deal What you will learn today… I CAN TRACE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION I Can.
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Worldwide Depression. Postwar Europe The Great War left every major European country nearly bankrupt Most European nations had democratic governments.
Chapter 9 9 Capital Stocks C H A P T E R. Chapter Objectives Compare the different classes of stock available. Describe the rights of a stockholder. Understand.
C HAPTER 14 The Great Depression Begins. S ECTION 1-T HE N ATION ’ S S ICK E CONOMY E CONOMIC T ROUBLES ON THE H ORIZON Industries in Trouble Key industries.
Recap – Buying on Credit Buy now, pay later Businesses give easy credit; consumers pile up large debts Consumers have trouble paying off debt, cut back.