Plz help! Why were banks the focus of attention early in the First New Deal? The banks had been overlending to people and businesses, causing ripple effects throughout the economy when they could not pay out deposits or collect on loans.
The banks and their employees were the only groups thriving in the midst of the economic downturn and were seen as scapegoats for the widespread suffering of average people.
The banks themselves had caused the stock market crash by withdrawing their investments all at once on the advice of government officials and economic analysts.
The banks were seen as to blame for the economic downturn because throughout the previous decade they had strict and limited lending policies that stifled growth.

What is the relationship of the letters n. y.l> w. c to the new york infirmary for women and children

Germany raced to build the largest navy.

Which four excerpts from the poem "a political reverie" by mercy otis warren imply that america was an oppressed and exploited nation? no despot here shall rule with awful sway nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey; no more the widow'd bleeding bosom mourns, nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons; for then each tyrant, by the hand of fate, and standing troops, the bane of every state, forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far as bright hesperus from the polar star; freedom and virtue shall united reign, and stretch their empire o'er the wide domain. on a broad base the commonwealth shall stand, when lawless power withdraws its impious hand; when crowns and sceptres are grown useless things, nor petty pretors plunder here for kings