| A | B |
| Banks closing | People withdrew money quickly |
| One-fourth of workers were without jobs | Businesses failed |
| Both the banks and people lost money | Stock market crashed |
| Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless | Little income and no government programs |
| crop harvest failed | Drought and Dust Bowl |
| People lost their lifetime savings | People investing on the margin |
| little food to be bought or found | Crop harvest failed |
| Many lived in tents, shelters, soup kitchens, etc. | People were homeless |