The economic boom of the "Roaring Twenties" ended abruptly and led to the Great Depression. What major event in 1929 triggered this economic downturn?

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The economic boom of the "Roaring Twenties" ended abruptly and led to the Great Depression. What major event in 1929 triggered this economic downturn?

AA change in government
BThe stock market crash
CThe start of a war
DA major drought

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Correct answer: B) The stock market crash

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The prosperity of the "Roaring Twenties" came to an end with the stock market crash of 1929. This event triggered the Great Depression, a period of high unemployment and economic hardship known as the "Dirty Thirties."

The economic boom of the "Roaring Twenties" ended abruptly and led to the Great Depression. What major event in 1929 triggered this economic downturn?

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