Question

the great depression video sheet
based on the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlsxpoupcim
what was the date of the stock market crash?
what had happened to the market before in the last 5 years?
in 1919 what war did the us win?
name some new technologies that emerged in the 20s
charlie chaplin and douglas fairbanks promoted what type of bonds?
before the 1920s did normal people invest in the market?
what device was used to send information across the us?
what was one of the hot stocks of the 1920s?
in the 1920s how many people were in the market?

Explanation:

1. The stock - market crash of 1929 occurred on October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday).
2. In the 5 years before the 1929 crash, the market had a period of speculative boom with rising stock prices.
3. The US did not win a war in 1919. World War I ended in 1918 with the Armistice on November 11, 1918.
4. New technologies in the 1920s included the radio, automobiles (mass - produced by Ford's assembly line methods), and early motion picture sound technologies.
5. Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks promoted Liberty Bonds during World War I.
6. Before the 1920s, investing in the market was mainly for the wealthy, but in the 1920s, more "normal" people started investing due to easy credit and speculation.
7. The telegraph was used to send information across the US before more modern communication methods.
8. Some hot stocks in the 1920s were in industries like automobiles (e.g., Ford) and utilities.
9. In the 1920s, millions of people were in the market due to the speculative fever.

Answer:

1. October 29, 1929
2. There was a speculative boom with rising stock prices.
3. The US did not win a war in 1919; World War I ended in 1918.
4. Radio, automobiles, early motion - picture sound technologies
5. Liberty Bonds
6. No, mainly the wealthy invested before the 1920s.
7. Telegraph
8. Automobile (e.g., Ford) or utility stocks
9. Millions