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Black Tuesday









Black Tuesday refers to the day that the Stock market crashed, in 1929, leaving Americans jobless and poor. During the 1920's the stock market was a big deal, people put large amounts of their time and money into the stock market in hopes to get rich quick off of their shares. When the stock market crashed many businesses and banks went out of business creating a panic among Americans. People rushed to banks to collect as much money as they could, yet many were left with nothing. As Black Tuesday is credited to the beginning of the Great Depression that the United States faced.

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"Black Tuesday." History. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. .