Then, on Black Thursday, the American dream turned into a nightmare as Wall Street's Stock Market Boom turned into The
Crash. People were stunned, unbelieving at first. Paper fortunes
had vanished, but money was the foundation of American life.
Disbelief turned to panic as people besieged [stormed] the banks
(this one was in New Jersey) trying to withdraw their life's savings
often too late. The banks began to collapse and industrial
production ground to a halt.
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1 According to this document, what effect did The Crash have on banks? [1]