Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters Episode 11, The Great Contraction of 1931-1933 Episode 11, The Great Contraction of 1931-1933.

Streaming video - 2018

In a financial disaster called the Great Contraction, one-third of all banks in the United States failed between 1931 and early 1933. Examine the causes of this collapse in confidence, which also affected building and loan associations, made famous in the movie It's a Wonderful Life. Appraise government attempts to stem the crisis, which led to legislation including the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933.