Why Did The Stock Market Happen During The Great Depression

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1928 - People believed that the stock market was the place where they could be rich. Many people wanted to buy stocks, but not everyone had the money to. "On Margin" (Margin Call) where profits, where people could borrow money from the bank or a broker. During spring 1929, the stock market continued to drop.

1929- Stock Market crashes known as the Great Wall Crash of 1929, Black Tuesday. This made a lot of people unemployment, loss money, properties, in debt and couldn't afford anything because of high prices on everything like food and clothing.

During the Roaring Twenties, people would entertain themselves from radios, movies and music. The radio was a big invention to Canadian life, where people could hear weather