What was the greatest threat to the stability of American society in the 1930’s?

The Great Depression,and the possibility that extremist politicians might benefit from it.

The Great Depression was the greatest threat. 25 million people were without jobs, people stood in breadlines for food, or else they starved as many did. Nobody had any money to spend so companies shut down because nobody was buying their goods. Banks collapsed and people lost their life-savings Doctors were selling apples on street corners for 5 cents because they had no patients, nobody could afford to go to the doctor. Peoples farms and homes were foreclosed on and many had to camp outside in tents. Tent cities went up all over the nation.

Following Marxist Theories

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201110...

Getting the Nation off the Gold Standard:

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2005/12/the_go...

Agriculture Prices were too expensive due to poor weather (farmers lost jobs and farms)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_there_is_unemploymen...

Look at the link from about.com below. It shows what led to the Great Depression, which was the instability in America in the 1930's.

the Great Depression

The Great Depression...-That almost Ruined it, economically. :(