What was the primary reason for creating the FDIC?
To regulate the stock market
To restore trust in the banking system
To establish a central bank
To control inflation
Answer
The FDIC was created during the Great Depression to restore trust in the American banking system. More than one-third of banks had failed in the years before its creation, and bank runs were common.
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