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us senator Reed Smoot begins calling for an increase in tariffs
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world economy begins to enter the Great Depression in late 1929 when the stock market crashes
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Black Thursday kicked off the stock market crash of 1929. Stock prices immediately fell 11%.
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Frozen Foods are sold commercially for the first time
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President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff bill
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Mahatma Gandhi and his followers begin a 200 mile march to the salt beds of Jalalpur
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The United States embarks on an ambitious programme of Public Works
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empire state building
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Prohibition Enforcement is Strengthened
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Food Riots and Banks Collapse
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Both Reed Smoot and Willis Hawley lose their bids for re-election in 1932, partially due to the failure of the tariffs.
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The New Deal Begins
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Franklin Roosevelt elected President
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The tariffs were lowered under President Franklin Roosevelt's first term with the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act of 1934.
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Dust Bowls
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Germany enacts Nuremberg laws
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hoover dam
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Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold medals at the Berlin Olympics
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Hindenburg explosion
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Amelia Mary Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigation flight attempt.
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"War of the Wars" broadcast
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Economic Growth
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Orson Welles' radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds is broadcast.
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World War II begins
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The economy grew 8%, unemployment fell to 17.2%, and prices remained flat. The debt rose to $40 billion.