A Long Way from Chicago and the Great Depression

WWI ends

Nov 11, 1918

Roaring Twenties

Jan 1, 1920

''Roaring Twenties''economy flourished
People- invested in stocks
Bought on credit
Time of big bands
Gangsters (alcopone)
Prohibition

''Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground''

Aug 1, 1921

Jesse James Al Capone Bugs Moran
Home made beer
Valentine's day massacre
Hup mobile
Tramp

Stock Marcket crashes/Great Depression begins

Oct 29, 1929

Stock Marcket crshed
''Black tuesday''
Valentines Day Massacre (gangsters)

Economy slows

Feb 11, 1930

''The Great Depression''
banks tailed
People lost jobs/homes
Bread lines
Hoovervilles
Hoboes
Drought began in great plains
Goldenage of radio

''The mouse in the milk''

Aug 1, 1930

Milkman
Privy
Hourse/wagons
Hoover
Charles linbergh
Coolidge
House wakes

Frieght car migrants

Jan 1, 1931

''The new deal''
Job corps
Pro hibition ends
''Happy days are here again''

''One Women Crime Wave''

Mar 4, 1931

Boot legging
Drifters/hoboes

'' The Day Of Judgement''

Mar 4, 1932

Barnstormers
Charles Lindbergh
Hupmobile
Biplaane
Banks

New Deal/Public Works Project

Mar 1, 1933

''The new Deal'' Job rops
Prohibition ends
'' Happy days are here again''

'' The Phantoom Brakeman''

Mar 31, 1933

FDR elected

Nov 1, 1933

'' The new deal'' job crops
Prohibition ends
'' Happy days are here again''

Dust Bowl

Feb 16, 1934

Dust Bowl
People headed to California for a job

'' Centnnial Summer''

Aug 1, 1935

Victrola
Big Bands
Ballroom Dancing

FDR elected 2nd term

Nov 1, 1936

USA enters WWll/ Great Depresssion ends

Mar 4, 1941

Pearl Harbor Bombed
U.S enters WWll
Men/Women have jobs
End of depression

''The Troop Train''

Mar 4, 1942

WWll
Troop Train
Telegram

WWll ends

Sep 2, 1944