They were contagious across national frontiers. Governments not only needed to help by providing a combination of public assistance and new legislation guaranteeing deposits, but also were called on to shield their constituencies from destabilizing international influences.
大萧条期间，银行的倒闭使经济衰退大大恶化，并在各国之间蔓延。各国政府为了缓解危机，不但要提供一系列公开援助，制定保障存款的新法律，还要帮助他们的选民抵御日渐不稳的国际影响。