What was the bubble in 1720?Mississippi Bubble and the South Sea Bubble
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The Bubble of 1720: The Mississippi Bubble and the South Sea Bubble
The year 1720 is infamous in financial history for two major speculative bubbles that burst within months of each other: the Mississippi Bubble in France and the South Sea Bubble in England. Both events were driven by speculative investments, financial innovation, and excessive greed, leaving behind lessons on the dangers of unchecked financial speculation.