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Herbert Hoover Takes Office
Herbert Hoover was America's thirty first president. Hoover was blamed for America's Great Depression even though many other factors accounted for the Depression. -
Dust Bowl
The dust bowl was a period of severe dust storms causing major damage to the environment. It was caused by severe drought and lack of crop rotations -
RFC
The reconstructed finance corporation was put into place after world war 1. President Hoover gave over two billion dollars to banks, railroads, and other bussinesses. It was set up by the new deal. -
The Bonus Army
The Bonus Army was a group of about 43,000 people including 17,000 World War 1 veterans, their families, and affiliated groups. The Bonus Army were marching to recieve their cash payment promised by the government. -
FDR elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the thirty second president of the United States. He gave the Americans hope with his optimism and activism. -
The New Deal
The new deal were a series of economic programs set into place in response to the Great Depression. They focused on what is called the three "R's", relief, recovory, and reform. -
Indian Reorganization Act
This act secured certain rights to Native Americans. The act also restored the Native Americans managment of their assests. This included mostly land. -
Hitler Takes Power
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party also known as the Nazi Party. Hitler served as head of state from 1934-1945 -
Neutrality Acts
These were acts passed to limit U.S involvemnet in possible future wars. These acts were passed due to the U.S's part in world war 1. -
Social Security
Social security is a United States federal program of social insurance and benefits. Some of these benifits include retirement income, disability income,Medicare and Medicaid, and death and survivorship benefits. These programs were set into place to help Americans during the Great Depression. -
Social Securtiy Act
Put into place because of the Great Depression the Social Security Act was an act that generated a bunch of programs to help aid the needy. This act was set into place by Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
GM Sit-Down Strike
In a sit-down strike the workers physically occupy the plant keeping management and others out. These workers stayed in the plant until an agreement was reached on Feburary 11, 1937. -
Rape of Nanjing
This is the massacre that occured during the the wartime between the Japanese and Chinese. During this time Japanese officers killed hundreds of thousands Chinese people. -
Father Coughlin
Charles Coughlin was a Roman Catholic Priest. Charles attacked the Jews and blamed them for everything. He wanted to get rid of them anyway possible. -
Grapes of Wrath
Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck. The novel takes place during the Depression and is about a poor family forced to leave their home because of drought and economic hardships.
