Great Depression and Dust Bowl

By Danny100000000000000000

  • Stock Market Crashes

    The stock market crashes

  • Drought

    A major drought begins

  • Dust Storms

    14 dust storms occurred

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated into presidency. He will eventually pay an important role in helping those affected by the dust storms

  • Civilian Conservation Corps

    The Civilian Conservation Corps open the first soil erosion camp in Clayton County, Alabama. Soil conservation camps would help prevent another Dust Bowl from happening

  • Huge Dust Storm

    A massive dust storm appeared over South Dakota

  • Emergency Relief Appropriation Act

    FDR approved the Emergency Appropriation Act. This act provided 525 million dollars for drought relief, and allowed for the creation of the Works Progress Administration.

  • Black Sunday

    Known as Black Sunday, it was the worst dust storm throughout the entire Dust Bowl

  • Another Massive Dust Storm

    A massive dust storm picks up from the West. Created a light brown fog that was 900 miles wide and 1500 miles long. Around 12 million tons of soil fell on Chicago, Illinois

  • Hitler Invades Poland

    This was considered the start of WWII, which would help the US out of the Great Depression.