The depression that occurred as a result of the stock market crashing sent the American and foreign governments, and their people into complete disarray. Governments tried in vain to sustain the value of their currency. In the end it did not succeed and the value of the dollar diminished rapidly. This caused dramatic inflation and the increased price of imports. Also exports from America dropped swiftly from 1929 to about 1938, and this increased the strain on the already damaged economy. Many banks went bankrupt because most of its investments were in the stock market, meaning that investors lost everything. The depression was felt around the world with many foreign nations holding stock in the U.S. markets. The industrial production in many countries dropped forty percent and fell fifty per

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