Question

What made Americans so willing to engage in stock market speculation in the 1920s? People were in an optimistic mood, and they were willing to take a risk. Speculation was the lowest-risk way to invest in the stock market. People felt they had little to lose, and there were few other options. Speculation helped many low-income people move to the middle class.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Speculation helped many low-income people move to the middle class. 

Due to the early development of industrial economy in the 1920s, the stock market experienced a period where most of company's value keep increasing over several years forward. This make a lot of people manage to grow their investment very quickly and obtain a lot of wealth.

Answer 2

The question is asking to choose among the following choices that made Americans so willing to engage in stock market speculation in 1920s'. Base on my research and further understanding, I would say that the answer would be Speculation helped many low-income people move to the middle class.