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Stocks begin falling
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Great Depression and World War II
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Black Tuesday
Stock market crash -
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The Great Depression
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"The Steel Mill"
Thomas Hart Benton paints "The Steel Mill" using oil paints on canvas -
FDR elected president
Frankin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover and is elected president. This is the first of four terms served by Roosevelt -
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FDR is president of U.S.
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Highest Unemployment Rate
Unemployment reaches 25% in U.S. and even higher in other countries -
FDR Elected for Second Term
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"Ships and Sailors"
Ralston Crawford creates "Ships and Sailors" using oil paints on canvas -
World War II Starts
Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II -
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World War II
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FDR Elected for Third Term
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Attack on Pearl Haror
Japan bombs U.S. naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and U.S. enters World War II -
"Day Shift"
Francis Criss creates "Day Shift" using oil paints on canvas -
D-Day
Allied troops storm beaches of Normandy, France -
FDR Elected for Fourth Term
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World War II Ends
Germany surrenders and World War II ends
