What was the danger of stock speculation?

It was High risk / High Reward

Explanation:

It was to anticipate the future values of stocks, and to take a high risk, to earn more than you put in. This was a huge problem, cause a lot of people were losing tons of money. (Basically Gambling)

these conditions long with a short growing season made farming difficult.

explanation:

the north has a climate of warm summers and snowy cold winters. the terrain is rocky, hilly, and not good for farming.

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.