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America was in a terrible depression when FDR took office and banks were failing. People were rushing banks, trying to get their money out, which of course, they did not have, since they had loaned it out. Panic set it and closing the banks gave people time to think and banks time to make corrections. All the banks were audited and the sound ones were allowed to re-open in about two weeks.

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