Question

Assess the impact of the bombing of the New York Stock Exchange in September 1920. a. The bomb did not kill anyone, but it triggered a worldwide stock market collapse and recession. b. It rekindled anticommunist repression and led to the conviction and execution of five conspirators. c. It prompted the American Communist Party to strengthen its ties to the Soviet regime in Moscow. d. It triggered the notorious raids against radical labor organizations. e. It caused the death of forty people.

Answer 1

Answer:

e. It caused death of forty people is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The wall street bombing occurred on 16th September 1920, 143 people were injured and 38 were killed due to the attack. There was no clear explanation about the bombing, although investigators believed that the bombing was carried out by the Italian anarchists. They also considered it to be caused by postwar social unrest, anti-capitalist agitation, and labor struggles.  The attack was carried out with a wagon laden with 45 kg dynamite and 500 pounds of iron sash weights.