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As businesses began failing, the government created the Smoot Hawley
Tariff in 1930 to help protect American companies. This charged a high tax for imports thereby leading to less trade
between America and foreign countries along with some economic retaliation.

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 Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board

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 Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board

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With the stock market crash and the fears of further economic woes,
individuals from all classes stopped purchasing items. This then led to a reduction in the number of items produced
and thus a reduction in the workforce. As people lost their jobs, they were unable to keep up with paying for items
they had bought through installment plans and their items were repossessed. More and more inventory began to
accumulate. The unemployment rate rose above 25% which meant, of course, even less spending to help alleviate the
economic situation.

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Throughout the 1930's over 9,000 banks failed. Bank deposits were uninsured and thus as banks
failed people simply lost their savings. Surviving banks, unsure of the economic situation and concerned for their own
survival, stopped being as willing to create new loans. This exacerbated the situation leading to less and less
expenditures.

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Stock Market Crash of 1929 Many believe erroneously that the stock market crash that occurred on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929 is one and the same with the Great Depression. In fact, it was one of the major causes that led to the Great Depression.