Civil Rights at the Turn of the Century

Question 1

What were stockbrokers busy doing on Sunday, October 27, 1929?

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putting orders in their books and trying to catch up on clerical work

Question 2

What event made it necessary for brokers to work on Sunday?

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The previous week had been a record-breaking week for the market and brokers were trying to get caught up before Monday.

Question 3

Which phrase from the article shows that people believed the drop in the market was an anomaly?

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"the hysteria of last Thursday had passed as quickly as it developed"

Question 4

According to the second section, “Market Leaders Hard Hit,” why was it significant that stocks like United States Steel, General Electric, and Western Union were hit so hard by the drop?

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Those companies were among the country’s strongest stocks.

Question 5

Question 5

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Stockbrokers who still had profits on their books were afraid their profits would disappear.; Stockbrokers who had losses were afraid those losses might get larger.; Investors decided to get out of the market.

Question 6

Question 7

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No one could agree on the effects of the fluctuations.

Question 7

Question 8

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a little more than two months

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