What economic factors and conditions plunged the nation to a great depression?

The stock market crash of 1929 touched off a chain of events that plunged the United States into it's longest, deepest economics crisis of its history.  It is far too simplistic to view the stock market crash as the single cause of the Great Depression.  A healthy economy can recover from such a contraction.  

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step-by-step explanation:

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.