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Gold Reserve Act
The 1934 law was the culmination of FDR’s controversial gold program
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Roosevelt's Gold Program
The controversial and consequential policies of FDR regarding gold and dollars
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Emergency Banking Act
The 1933 law was aimed at restoring public confidence in the nation’s financial system
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Bank Holiday
For an entire week in March 1933, all banking transactions were suspended
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1931-33 Banking Panics
Earlier regional banking panics turned into a nationwide financial crisis in fall 1931
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Banking Panics of 1930-31
The US appeared to be poised for economic recovery when a series of bank panics began in fall 1930
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Crash of 1929
On October 28, 1929, the Dow declined nearly 13 percent
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Great Depression
The worst downturn in US history lasted from 1929 to 1941
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Fed's Role During WWI
World War I was the first test of the nation's new central bank
