Cross-Links

Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange

The 2008 Financial Crisis

Banks and Other Financial Institutions

Buyers, Sellers and the Equilibrium Price

Overview of the Stock Market Crash

There is no general consensus on what caused the stock market crash of 1929, but it is thought to be a combination of several factors.

• The beginning of the downturn of the stock market led to bank runs, in which people would try to withdraw all their money for fear that the bank would lose it.

• Due to a lot of personal debts and other factors, banks did not have that money.

• The Smoot Hawley Tariff imposed steep tariffs on agricultural and industrial products, which led to retaliatory measures from other countries and declining global trade. (Emily McDonough, April 2022)

Overview of the Stock Market Crash

Summary of the Stock Market Crash from the Federal Reserves

PDF of political cartoons about the Stock Market Crash

Timeline of the 1929 Market Crash • Novel Investor

Black Tuesday | National Geographic Society

Multimedia Resources

The 1929 Stock Market Crash - Black Thursday - Extra History

The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33  

Multicultural Resources

Last Hired, First Fired: How the Great Depression Affected African Americans - HISTORY

An Article on how Black Americans were affected by the Stock Market Crash

Learning Plans for teachers and students

THE STOCK MARKET GAME Teacher Instructions

Stock Market Crash of 1929, America in the 1920s, Primary Sources for Teachers, America in Class, National Humanities Center