THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929

WHY THEY CRASHED

• They ran out of stuff to sell
• The nation lost about 3 billion dollars
• The banks closed
• They raised the prices of items

WHAT HAPPENED?

• The stock markets crashed
• Nation lost 100 billion dollars
• Men got thrown out of work
• Bankers bought stock markets

AFTER THE CRASH

• They started to rebuild them
• People thought there was going to be another crash
• The markets were 20% of what they were in 1929
• More stock markets got built that there was in 1929