If you said something like “take out all of my money,” you are like most Americans who lived during the Depression.What problems were created as more and more Americans removed their money from the banks? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Banks kept only part of their customers’ deposits in cash and lent or invested the rest. So they could not pay everyone at once if many customers withdrew their money, and banks were not required to keep enough cash to cover all deposits. Bank failures and lost savings then reduced spending and lending, making the Depression worse.

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