History of the United States II / Unit 10 USH2 1356 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Who Owned Stock
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The idea
Only about ten percent of American households owned stock in nineteen twenty-nine, the anchor says.
In practice
Eighty percent of families with virtually no savings, and one percent or less of Americans holding over a third of the wealth.
Where people slip
A crash that touched one household in ten still ruined millions. The next entry explains how.
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