1930's Timeline

By carissa01

  • Elections

    Elections
    Hoover was elected as president and was the secretary of commerce. He was also an engineer.

  • NIRA & NRA

    NIRA establishes codes of fair practice for industries.
    NRA sets standards, prices and limits production

  • Stocks

    4 million Americans of the nation's population owned stocks.

  • Stock Market Crashes

    Stock Market Crashes
    The crash sparked doubts about the health of the economy, which led consumers and firms to pull back on their spending.

  • Stock Market Crash

  • Hawley Smoot Tariff Act

    Hawley Smoot Tariff Act
    This Act dramatically increased the cost of imported goods and led to retalitory actions by the U.S. mayor trading partners.

  • Gold Standard

    Gold Standard
    The U.S. was on gold standard. The U.S. would exchange dolloars for gold at the fixed price.

  • Women

    When the Great Depression was going on there were a lot of women working hard to support their families.

  • Democrats Win

    The Democrat took control of anti Hoover sentiments so they could win more seats in Congress.

  • Scottsboro Boys

    Scottsboro Boys
    9 young black men were arrested in Scottsboro, Alabama and were charged for raping a white woman.

  • Farming

    About 400,000 farms were lost because of foreclosure.

  • Monopoly

    Monopoly
    Many families would play monopoly during the Great Depression

  • Schools

    2,600 schools were completely shut down and there were more than 300,00 kids that were out of school.

  • Banks

    Bankruptcies and defaults increased, which caused thousands of banks to fall. And more than 1,000 U.S. banks closed.

  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    A massive dust storm hits everywhere in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and Arkansas

  • Railroad Properties

    24,647 passengers were killed and 17,171 were injured on raliroad property.

  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act
    Provides insurance for retirees 65 or older. Unemployment compensation.

  • Technology

    Generators at Hoover Dam begin to transit electricity from the Colorado River which is 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.

  • The New Real Ends

    Economic improvement convinces many depression is ending. Congress wants to cut back programs.

  • World War 2

    World War 2 began, when japan invaded Manchuria. Japan plotted an imperial takeouver on the pacific.