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What name is given to the 1893 U.S. financial crisis that followed railroad failures and bank runs?

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Panic of 1893

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What name is given to China’s 2015 stock-market crash after the Shanghai Composite peaked in June?

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Chinese stock-market crash of 2015

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What name is given to the 1994–1995 Mexican financial collapse after the peso was devalued?

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Tequila Crisis

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What name is given to the 1997–1998 market collapse that began in Thailand and spread across East Asia?

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Asian financial crisis

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What name is given to the 1866 financial crisis that began with the collapse of London bank Overend, Gurney and Company?

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Panic of 1866

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Which crisis began with the failure of Vienna’s stock exchange in May 1873 and helped start the Long Depression?

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Panic of 1873

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What was the name of the 1837 U.S. financial crisis marked by bank failures and a long economic downturn?

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Panic of 1837

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What name is given to the 1792 New York financial crisis involving William Duer’s speculation?

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Panic of 1792

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What name is given to the sharp worldwide market decline that began on October 19, 1987?

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Black Monday

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Which financial panic began in the United States in October 1907 after runs on banks and trust companies?

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Panic of 1907

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What name is given to Russia’s 1998 financial crisis, which included a stock-market collapse and sovereign debt default?

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Russian financial crisis

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What was the name of the severe global bear market that followed the oil shock beginning in 1973?

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1973–1974 stock-market crash

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