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Unemployment low
Unemployment lowers to 3.2% for the year -
Wall Street Crash
The American Stock Market crashes, signaling the Great Depression. -
Unemployment Low
Unemployment lowers to 3.2% for the yar -
Wall Street Crash
The American Stock Market Crashes, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression -
Major Bank Collapse
New York's Bank of the United States collapses in the largest bank failure to date in American history. -
Major Bank Collapse
New York's Bank of the United States collapses in the largest bank failure to date in American history. -
Roosevelt Elected
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt wins against Herbert Hoover in a landslide for presidency -
Roosevelt Elected
Democrat, Franklin D. Roosevelt, wins against Herbert Hoover by a landslide for presidency -
Losing Banks
There were 28 states without banks. -
Losing Banks
There were 28 states without any banks in the U.S. -
Unemployment Rate Plummets
Unemployment rate averages 24.9% a year. -
Roosevelt Inauguration
Franklin D. Roosevelt is Inaugurated into office as the 32nd president of the United States of America -
Roosevelt Inaugurated
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated into office as the 32nd president of the United States -
Share Our Wealth Society Founded
Huey Long founds the Share Our Wealth Society, advocating the rich to redistribute their wealth to the poor. -
Share Our Wealth Society Founded
Huey Long founds Share Our Wealth Society, distributing wealth equally by advocating the rich to donate to the poor -
Unemployment Lowers Dratically
Unemployment averages 20.1% for the year -
The Dust Bowl
U.S. farmers were losing $25 million per day from the lack of crops. -
Dust Bowl
Dust storms make U.S. Farmers lose $25 million per day. -
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam was made and gave jobs to thousands of unemployed men. One of the biggest man-made projects in the Great Depression. -
Hoover Dam
One of the biggest man made projects leading up to the Great Depression boosting moral. -
Rematch Schmeling V.S. Lewis
This fight pit good vs. evil. (Schmeling representing Germany and Lewis representing U.S.) 100 million were watching worldwide. Joe Lewis won in only 124 seconds. -
Rematch Shmeling vs. Lewis
Boxing match pitting good vs. evil (Schmeling signifying Germany and Lewis U.S.) that 100 million Americans watched worldwide -
WWII Begins
Britain and France declared war on Germany due to Germany invading Poland -
World War II Begins
France and Britain declare war on Germany due to Germany invading Poland
