Wall Street Crash 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryIGCSEOCR Created by: ToryCreated on: 15-04-13 11:57 Who was the President when the Wall Street Crash occurred? Herbert Hoover 1 of 24 laissez-faire is one of the causes of the crash yes 2 of 24 laissez faire meant non-intervention of the govt 3 of 24 hire purchase was.. a system by which a buyer pays for a thing in regular installment while enjoying the use of it 4 of 24 in 1932 how many businesses went bust? 20,000 5 of 24 value of goods in shops fell by.. in 1929-33? 50% 6 of 24 people who payed on the margin.. went bankrupt 7 of 24 in 1932 how many Americans lost their homes 250,000 8 of 24 homeless Americans built what? Hoovervilles 9 of 24 by 1931 how many families were receiving benefits? 93,000 families 10 of 24 poverty worsen racism? yes 11 of 24 how many banks crashed? 10,000 12 of 24 how many people lost their savings as the banks shut? 10 million people 13 of 24 Chicago (industrial city) saw mass umemployment of 40% 14 of 24 how many were unemployed by 1933? 14 mill 15 of 24 was they any unemployment benefit? no had to rely upon families, charities + soup kitchens 16 of 24 between 1929-33 farm incomes + wages fell by 50% 17 of 24 how many suicides in 1932? 23,000 18 of 24 did the wall street crash increase violence in society yes 19 of 24 in 1930, New York there was riot with farmers + police as farmers refused to transport their foods to towns without a guarantee of a fair price 20 of 24 Angry farmers in lowa attempted to hang which judge? Charles Bradley 21 of 24 Bonus army (1932) were.. WW1 veteran soldiers who wanted their pensions early 22 of 24 by an act of 1924 they were promised a bonus payment of $500 in 1945 23 of 24 how many marched onto Washington + set up Hoovervilles? 20,000 24 of 24
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