But the stock market crash was nothing to laugh about. It destroyed* much of the money that Americans had saved. Even worse, it caused millions of people to worry and lose faith in the economy. They were not sure what to expect tomorrow. Business owners would not spend money for new factories or business operations. Instead, they decided to wait and see what would happen.
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The last words in this section are “So it went. In short, economic disaster**.”