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Black Tuesday
The initial stock market crash before the turn of the decade. -
Banks
Then in the last 60 days of 1930, 600 banks closed all over the US. By 1933, 28 states didn't have banks. -
Hoover Dam
From the years of 1930 to 1936, the Hoover Dam was constructed but originally began under Hoover's administration -
Dust Bowl
During the years of 1930 - 1936, the combination of severe winds, over farming, and drought caused this. It spanned over many states in the Midwest. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt took office in early 1931. -
The Bonus Army
A group of roughly 43,000 demonstrators congregated outside of Washington D.C. Hoover utilized force to disband the crowd. -
New Deal
Early into his administration, Roosevelt began his new deal program in an attempt to bring the country out of the depression. -
Administration
Within his first 100 days of his administration, FDR passed 15 bills. -
Black Sunday
The worst storm during the entire dust bowl. -
Soil Conservation adn Domestic Allotment Act
Federal law that made the government pay farmers for growing soil erosion preventing crops. -
Laws
FDR establishes the Fair Labor Standards Act -
FDR
Roosevelt begins his second term in office.
