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Herbert Hoover takes Office
Hoover was the 31st president of the United States. He was blamed for the Great Depression by many people. -
RFC
THe Reconstruction Finance Coporation was administrated by Hoover after WWI. It provided aid in the finances of banks, life insurance companies, railroads, and other big businesses. -
The Bonus Army
The Bonus Army was a group of WWI veterans that wanted the bonuses that were promised to them after the war. They stood in Washington D.C. protesting. They were broken up by the government. -
The New Deal
It was administrated by FDR to help economic problems and financial reform durin Great Depression. -
FDR elected
Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United States. He created the New Deal to help people during the Great Depression. -
Indian Reorganization Act
This gave Native Americans certain rights such as management of their assets. -
Hitler takes Power
Adolf Hitler took power in Germany after World War I. He declared himself chancellor of Germany and blamed Jews for the loss of the First World War. -
Father Coughlin attacks FDR, Jews
A Catholic priest from Michigan named Father Charles Coughlin was a major supporter of Roosevelt. After the National Union for Social Justice was founded Coughlin became a harsh critic of Roosevelt. -
The Dust Bowl
In the 19030s there was a severe drought in the plains turning the soil into dust. Massive wind storms would blow across the plains whipping up the dust causing sicknesses and many people to move west. -
Social Security Act
This act was administrated by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It gave finacial aid to people that needed it during Great Depression. -
Social Security
This government-based program is aimed th assist people who are older, unemployed, or disabled. -
GM sit-down strike
This strike took place in Flint, Michigan. GM workers sat down on their jobs and lasted for 44 days and gave UAW the right to represent and organize its members. -
Rape of Nanjing
Also known as the Nanjing Massacre, it took place after the Japanese capture of Najing, China. Many Chinese citizens were killed and 20,000 to 80,000 women were raped by the Imperial Japanese Army. -
The Grapes of Wrath
This novel was written by John Steinbeckset during the Great Depression. It was about a poor family leaving their home in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. -
Neutrality Acts
This series of acts throughtout the 1930s limited the United States in future wars after response to the United States actions in World War I.
