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Great Depression
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Wall Street Stock Market Crash
The stock market crashes, stocks start plummeting in value. This is due to buying stocks on margin, agricultural overproduction, panic selling, overinflated stock values, etc. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Passed
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act put tariffs on imported goods to protect struggling American farmers. This drastically increased the price of imported goods, making them only available to the rich. -
Election of 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) is elected as president, beating out Herbert Hoover (R). -
The Hundred Days Congress
This is when Roosevelt's presidency starts, and in the next 100 days he passed 77 laws. -
Bank Holiday
Franklin D. Roosevelt closed the banks from March 6th to 13th, 1933. Roosevelt did this to check on the banks, and make sure they were good to continue operating because people were losing their money. -
21st Amendment Passed
The 21st Amendment repealed prohibition. Congress did this to create more revenue and help stop the depression. -
Works Progress Administration
The WPA is established. This program helped bring down unemployment rates by hiring workers to build highways, bridges, roads, etc. -
National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is passed. This act gave workers the right to join unions. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act is deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court. This act created a guaranteed income for retired workers over the age of 65. -
Fair Labor Standards Bill Passed
The Fair Labor Standards Bill established minimum wage, overtime pay, the standard 40 hour work week, etc. -
Invasion of Poland
(Before US joins) Germany invades Poland, violating the Munich agreement. This begins WW2. -
Lend-Lease Act
(Before US joins) The Lend-Lease Act allowed the US to export weapons to foreign countries, namely Great Britain, deemed necessary to keep the US safe, while staying neutral. -
Germany invades USSR
(Before US joins) Germany invades the USSR, breaking the alliance between the two countries. -
Pear Harbor
(Pacific event) Japan attacks Pear Harbor as a preventative action, but effectively brings the USA into WW2. -
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WW2
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Manhattan Project Starts
(Homefront event) The Manhattan Project is the program that developed the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
D-Day
(European event) D-Day is when the allies landed in Northern France (Normandy) to eventually liberate Paris. -
Liberation of Paris
(European event) The allies invaded France, and liberated Paris. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Passes
(Homefront event) Franklin D. Roosevelt passes, making Harry Truman the president of the US. -
VE Day
(European event) VE Day is when the Allies formally accepted Germany's unconditional surrender. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
(Pacific event) To get Japan to surrender before Soviet forces enter the Pacific, the US bombed Hiroshima with the atomic bomb. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
(Pacific event) Three days after the attack on Hiroshima, the US bombs Nagasaki with an atomic bomb to get Japan to surrender. -
Formation of the United Nations
(Homefront event) The UN is formed in San Francisco to prevent further world wars.