How can the Great Depression be traced, in part, to American investment in the stock market?

A. In an effort to raise funds, companies sold off more shares of their business than they were allowed.

B. Increasing inflation caused stockholders to sell their shares before they lost any more value.

C. Uncertainty about the direction of stock values made investors hesitant to continue buying.

D. Investors borrowed money to buy rising stocks, but could not pay it back once the stock prices fell.

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Chris Bradford

18 August, 03:49

How can the Great Depression be traced, in part, to American investment in the stock market?

A. In an effort to raise funds, companies sold off more shares of their business than they were allowed.

B. Increasing inflation caused stockholders to sell their shares before they lost any more value.

C. Uncertainty about the direction of stock values made investors hesitant to continue buying.

D. Investors borrowed money to buy rising stocks, but could not pay it back once the stock prices fell.

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Lawson · Answer 1

Investors borrowed money to buy rising stocks, but could not pay it back once the stock prices fell

Aidan Huang · Answer 2

The answer would be D. Because the Great depression is when the stock market crashed and many businesses stopped working. Which then led the U. S to fight in WWll i believe. which then led to women getting more rights and the U. S economy to stabilize.