Practice - Banking Failures
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Practice Questions
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What is a bank run?
💡 Hint: Think about what people do when they worry about their money.
Name one reason banks failed during the Great Depression.
💡 Hint: What happens when borrowers can’t pay back their loans?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What usually triggers a bank run?
💡 Hint: What do people do when they fear losing their money?
True or False: All banks failed during the Great Depression.
💡 Hint: Think about how the banking landscape looked during that time.
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Challenge Problems
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Discuss how the failure of banks can lead to increased unemployment and a long-lasting economic impact.
💡 Hint: Consider the chain reactions in economics.
Evaluate how preventative measures could have mitigated banking failures during the Great Depression.
💡 Hint: What measures can secure a bank's stability?
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