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Stock Market Crashed
This is the date when the stock market crashed it is also known as Black Tuesday. Prices began to rise in 1925. By 1928 a stock market boom had begun and 0n October, 29, 1929 the stock market crashed. -
Apple Selling
Ney York street corners were crowded. So many people have become unemployed that they started selling apples. About 6,000 unemployed people in New York started selling apples for 5 cents apiece. -
Food Riots
Food Riots began in Minneapolis. Several hundered men and women smashed the windows of a grocey store and stole a bunch of goods. It took 100 police men to put this under control and they had to arrest 7 people. -
New York Bank Collapses
In december of 1931 the New York Bank of the United States collapses. The bank had over 200 million in deposits when the bank collapsed. This was the largest single bank failure in Americas history. -
R.F.C.
In january of 1932 congress came up with the R.F.C. which was the Reconstruction Finance Cooperation. It was allowed to lend 2 billion dollars to banks, agricultural credit organizations and railroads, building and loan associations, and insurance companies. The R.F.C. had a nickname which was "The Millionares Dole". -
Relief
A little more then 750,000 were reported to be dependent upon city relief. 160,000 people were also on the waiting list. The average for expenditures was $8.20 a month for each person on relief. -
Election of Roosevelt
November of 1932 was the month of the election. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president over Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt had 22.8 million votes while Hoover had 15.75 million in the popular vote. -
CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was created in April of 1933. It is a relief an unemployment program for yooung men who are anywhere from 17 to 27 years old. The CCC is made up of many hard working young men who work in parks, national forests, and federal land for nine monthtints. It was considered a volunteer army by Franklin Roosevelt. The CCC include 5,000 young men by 1935. -
Soil Erosion Service
In August of 1933 the government established the Soil Erosion Service. Drought and dust plagued the Southwestern Panhandle states which made this service necassary. The government had an eye toward organizing farmers into soil conservation districts which made them come up with the Soil Erosion Service. -
Stabalize Prices
America needed to find a way to stabalize prices. More than 6 million pigs were slaughtered. This decison was made by the Federal Agricultural Program. Most of the meat went to waste so many Americans protested. -
Dust Storm
On May 11 1934 a 3 day dust storm occured. It blowed an estimated 350 million tons of soil. Some streets or forced to use street lamps during the day to see through the blowing dust. -
Union for Social Justice
The Union for Social Justice was established by Father Charles E. Coughlin. Father Coughlin rises against Predatory Capitalism using the radio airways as his pulpit. His criticism of the banking industry soon turns into a troubling gospel of anti-semitism. -
National Youth Administration
National Youth Administration was made to hel the needs of young men and women who couldnt join the CCC. The NYC has to working levels an out of school program and a student work program. The student work program provides students with jobs so they have enough money to stay in school. The out of school program sets young people up with many different types of jobs. -
Wagner National Labor Relations Act
In July of 1935 FDR signed the Wagner National Labor Relations Act. This act was made to validate union authority. It was also made to supervise union elections -
Second Term
FDR is elected to his second term in office defeating Alfred M. Landon. FDR won every state in the union except for Maine and Vermont. Fdr was one of the most significant president in Americas history. -
Strike
United AutoMobile workers go on strike at the General Motors Plant in Flint, Michigan. The strike became very violent when the strikers clash with the police hired by the company. This was a big event in the history of the Great Depression. -
Memorial Day Massacre
Workers and their families ant Republics Steel South Chicago plant try to combine a picnic with a rally and demonstration. Thiis is better known as the Memorial Day Massacre. 10 people were killed and 12 were wounded in this event. -
High Unemployment
Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize $3.75 billion in Federal spending money to stimulate the stagging economy. In a few months economic indicators reply favorably. Still unemploymet will remain high and is predicted to saty high for a good amount of time. -
End of Great Depression
In November of 19401The Japenese bombed Pearl Harbor. The U.S. will enter the war in the Europe and the Pacific. The war will jump-start industry and end the Great Depression -
Election 3
FDR is elected to a third term of president beating out Wendell Wilkie. FDR's victory is seen to be proof of Americas support of his war policies. FDR lobbies congress to pass the Lend-Lease Act.
