Translation of "Preceded" in Dutch

No one was responsible for the great Wall Street crash. No one engineered the speculation that preceded it. Both were the product of free choice and decision of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Niemand was verantwoordelijk voor de ineenstorting van Wall Street. Niemand heeft de speculatie die eraan voorafging in gang gezet. Beide waren het product van de vrije keuze en beslissing van honderdduizenden mensen.