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Which year did the Wall Street Crash begin with Black Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange?
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1929
Which 1989 event marked the collapse of Japan’s asset-price bubble and began its prolonged market downturn?
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Nikkei 225 peak
What was the one-day percentage decline of the S&P 500 on Black Monday, October 19, 1987?
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20.47%
Which U.S. president signed the Emergency Banking Act in March 1933 amid the banking crisis following the 1929 crash?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which exchange was forced to close for several days during the 1987 Black Monday crisis?
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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Which exchange was forced to close for several days during the 1987 Black Monday crisis?
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange
What date marked the start of the 1998 Russian financial crisis?
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August 17, 1998
Which U.S. president closed the banks during the 1933 banking crisis?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which U.S. railroad company became the largest bankruptcy of the Panic of 1893?
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Which U.S. stock exchange closed for the first time because of a financial crisis during the Panic of 1873?
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New York Stock Exchange
Which hedge fund’s 1998 rescue became a major episode of the Russian financial crisis and global market turmoil?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which U.S. law was passed in 1933 after the 1929 crash to separate commercial and investment banking?
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Glass–Steagall Act