Bubbles and Manias
From:
Financial Reckoning Day Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21st Century by William Bonner with Addison Wiggin
Bubble/Mania Year Country Object
Tulip Mania 1636-16327 Holland Exotic Tulips, real estate, canals, shares of Dutch East Indies Trading Co.
Mississippi Scheme 1719-1720 France Shares of the Mississippi Co., Banknotes Banque Generale and Banque Royale
South Sea Bubble 1720 England Shares of the South Sea Trading Co., government debt
Treasury Bond Bubble 1792 United States US Bonds (on acceptance of the US Constitution)
Waterloo Speculation 1815-1816 England Speculation in commodities and trade with the US
Wildcat Bank Bubble 1837 United States Cotton, land, silver, banks in the Wild West that printed their own money
Railroad Mania 1847-1857, 1873 England, Europe, US Shares in railroad companies, real estate, wheat, building supplies
Precious Metal Mania 1893 Australia, USA Silver, gold, gold mines, land
Money Panic 1907 France, Italy, USA Coffee, railroads, bank lending
Postwar Boom and Bust 1920-1921 England, USA Stocks, commodities, ships
The Great Crash 1929 USA Stocks bought on margin
Collapse of Bretton Woods 1974-1975 USA, worldwide Stocks, REIT's, office buildings, tankers, Boeing 747's
Black Monday Collapse 1987 USA, worldwide Stocks, luxury real estate, office building, the dollar
Japan Inc. 1990 Japan Nikkei shares, real estate
The Great Tech Wreck 1996-2000 USA, worldwide Stocks, especially Internet and telcom companies