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Which 1989 Japanese stock-market peak preceded the country’s long asset-price collapse?

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Nikkei 225

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What was the name of the 1901 U.S. market panic caused by a struggle for control of Northern Pacific Railway?

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Panic of 1901

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Which country experienced the 1929 stock-market crash known as the Wall Street Crash?

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United States

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Which emergency Federal Reserve action helped end the 1987 stock-market crash by providing market liquidity?

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Emergency liquidity support

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On what date did Russia announce the default and ruble devaluation that intensified the 1998 financial crisis?

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August 17, 1998

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What was the first major U.S. stock-market crash, which occurred in 1792 after speculation and credit expansion?

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Panic of 1792

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Which trading day in 1987 is remembered as Black Monday in Hong Kong, Britain, and the United States?

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October 19, 1987

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Which U.S. city was the main center of the Panic of 1907, a financial crisis that led to calls for a central bank?

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New York City

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Which U.S. president is associated with the 1962 stock-market decline known as the Kennedy Slide?

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John F. Kennedy

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What was the name of the 2010 U.S. market event in which stocks plunged rapidly and then partly recovered within minutes?

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Flash Crash

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In the 1873 Panic, which European stock exchange crash helped spread the crisis from Vienna?

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Vienna Stock Exchange

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What nickname was given to the 2000–2002 collapse of technology-company share prices?

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Dot-com crash

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