According to the Data, Was the Stock-Market Crash of 1929

question 78

Multiple Choice

According to the data, was the stock-market crash of 1929 the primary cause of the Great Depression?

• A) No, the Great Depression actually began two years before the stock market crash of 1929.
• B) Yes, after the stock market crash of October 1929 the market never recovered until the depression came to an end a decade later.
• C) Yes, sharp reductions in stock prices like that of 1929 always result in prolonged depressions.
• D) No, the stock market actually recovered to the level of October 1929 during the five months following the crash.

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