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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.