Question

What triggered the widespread panic that led to the stock market crash in October 1929?
(1 point)
Fears that the economy's period of prosperity was ending.
Government intervention to control and regulate the market.
A major strike by workers in the nation's factories.
A sudden and unexpected increase in the value of stocks.

Answer 1

Fears that the economy's period of prosperity was ending.

(Investors began selling amid worries the boom was over, causing panic, margin calls, and the crash in October 1929.)