USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the New Deal Act that helped reopen many failed banks?
A
Federal Reserve Act
B
Emergency Banking Act
C
Savings and Loan Recovery Act
D
Social Security Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 provided a solution to the problem. The bill was drafted under former U.S. President Herbert Hoover but wasn’t brought into action in his administration. Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932-1945) implemented the law to deal with the increasing number of bank runs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Glass-Steagall Banking Act stabilized the banks, reducing bank failures from over 4, 000 in 1933 to 61 in 1934. To protect depositors, the Act created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which still insures individual bank accounts.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Was the Emergency Banking Act of 1933? The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 was a bill passed in the midst of the Great Depression that took steps to stabilize and restore confidence in the U.S. banking system. It came in the wake of a series of bank runs following the stock market crash of 1929.

Detailed explanation-4: -March 9, 1933. Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 9, 1933, the legislation was aimed at restoring public confidence in the nation’s financial system after a weeklong bank holiday.

Detailed explanation-5: -The New Deal and Banking Reform The Emergency Banking Act outlined the plan to reopen sound banking institutions under the US Treasury’s oversight and backed by federal loans. This critical act provided much-needed temporary stability in the industry but did not provide for the future.

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