The Dow Jones peaked in 1929 at 381 points before crashing 89% by 1932. Excessive consumer debt and use of margin accounts inflated the pre-crash stock market bubble. The crash limited lending and ...

The 1929 stock market crash wasn’t just a financial collapse ... The Great Depression that followed was the longest and most severe economic downturn in modern history. Lasting for over a ...

1929 - The stock market crash ushered in the Great Depression ... This had sharp effects on the economy. Demand for goods declined because people felt poor because of their losses in the stock ...

When the stock market crashed they were ruined. On 29 October 1929, Black Tuesday, the collapse of the economy was complete. 16 million shares were sold at a fraction of their price. Thousands of ...