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In october of 1929 the stock market crashed and people started to lose their money and jobs.
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Fights all over the United States started to break out because people needed to feed their family but they had no money to get any.
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Drought his the south and midwest. Crops started to die and dusts storms stated.
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When President Roosevelt was companing he promised a New Deal that contained financial reforms and public works projects.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected at the 32nd president.
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Congress passed the Emergency Banking Act that was put in place to help open all the banks that closed due to the stock market crash.
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The civilian Conservation Corps was made for men who are unmarried. They can go do jobs and make money.
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Congress passed the act that $200 million would help people whos farms where facing foreclosure.
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Social Security was made to help older people make money when they cant work.
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In the fall rain returns the the midwest and to the south. There still wasn't very much top soil but the rain helped keep the dirt that will still there in tact.
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World War II starts and the US declared war on Japan. Because they need more supplies a lot more jobs open up for Americans.