The reason that the stock market crashed was because it was continually going up. Many people believed that it going up would be permanent. The demand for buying expensive cars were struggling to keep up with the amount of cars coming off of the production line. In 1929 there were already signs of the market failing when agriculture started to drop, less steel was produced, and housing construction was slower. Making money in the stock market game was really great, but my biggest stock was wheat, which crashed first. When the stock market crashed I came out on top with an extra 2000$ or so after paying back loans due to my wheat stocks.
Women had the right to vote, there was a prohibition on alcohol that made buying and selling it illegal. Because of the prohibition, speakeasy's were common. Before black Tuesday people were making money, spending money, throwing wild parties, and spending more money. The roaring 20's was a time of great economic stabilization. Sports and jazz were becoming more popular, with people like babe ruth running the game. Radio was spreading more music and was connecting people with news much faster than they would normally get it. Hoovervilles were a place where many poor people were living as well.
Cinderella man is a movie about a man named James Braddock who is a working class man, struggling to make enough money to get by. He is a boxer, but once he loses too many fights, he gets his license revoked and he just barely makes do, having to take money from wealthy friends and welfare. One of his friends gets him a fight later on, and he ends up winning. he starts to win more and more, and all the people believe he is fighting for them. eventually he goes on to fight Max Baer and he defeats him.
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