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What was the name of the severe 1929 Wall Street sell-off that followed Black Thursday?
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Black Tuesday
Which 1987 market crash led the United States to create exchange-wide circuit breakers?
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Black Monday
Which U.S. president signed the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act during the 1929–1932 market collapse?
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Herbert Hoover
Which 1973–1974 crisis followed the collapse of Bretton Woods and the 1973 oil shock?
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1973–1974 stock-market crash
Which 1989 event caused a sharp global stock-market fall after United Airlines’ buyout collapsed?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
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Which 1973–1974 crisis followed the collapse of Bretton Woods and the 1973 oil shock?
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1973–1974 stock-market crash
Which 1989 event caused a sharp global stock-market fall after United Airlines’ buyout collapsed?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
Which 1997 currency crisis spread from Thailand to several Asian stock markets?
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Asian financial crisis
What was the name of the 1929 crash day on 24 October, when panic selling first surged?
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Black Thursday
What was the name of the 1720 English stock-market bubble centered on the South Sea Company?
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South Sea Bubble
Which investment bank’s failure marked the start of the Panic of 1873 in the United States?
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