Great Depression and Dust Bowl

By dakotag123

  • Wall Street Crash

    Wall Street Crash
    The Wall Street Crash or the Great Crash was a major American stock market crash that occurred and sparked the great depression.

  • Unemployment Rate

    Unemployment Rate
    8.7% – the economy would shrink by 8.5% and prices fell by 6.4%, firmly allowing inflation to sink in.

  • Banks Colapse

    One of the biggest banks, The bank of the United States, fails causing the biggest failure in a bank at the time.

  • Food Riot

    Food Riot
    People began to struggle for food which caused a riot among everyone.

  • Roosevelt

    Roosevelt
    President Roosevelt was elected

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday
    The biggest dust bowl hit the US causing president Roosevelt introduces the Soil Conservation Act.

  • Hoover Dam Completion

    Hoover Dam Completion
    The construction of the damn was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives.

  • Spending Cuts

    President Roosevelt had to cut and manage debt so he cut back on spending on the new deal programs.

  • Economic Growth

    The economy started to grow again this year, eventually bringing the country out of the Great Depression. However, unemployment rates were still extremely high.

  • United States Enters The War

    When the United States enters the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, the country is finally able to get out of the Great Depression by mobilizing for war.