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United States · Economy / Banking Crisis. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1930

Herbert Clark HooverNovember 1930

Washington · Economy / Banking Crisis

A wave of bank failures intensifies contraction, deflation and public demand for currency.

Names involved

Herbert Clark Hoover

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