Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.The stock market crash of nineteen twenty-nine began a long and difficult period for the United States.President Herbert Hoover struggled to find solutions as the nation sank into the worst economic crisis in its history.But the Great Depression was not the only problem demanding answers from Hoover. The president also had to deal with a number of foreign policy issues.I'm Mario Ritter with Chris Cruise. This week in our series, we look at how the Great Depression affected relations between the United States and other countries.