Great Depression-Barbarae Limbrick

Wall Street Crash

Oct 24, 1929

Stock were soaring up, while the economy was growing. Almost 25 million Americans invested in stocks. In September of 1929, the stocks started acting like a rollercoaster ride. They were going up and down. On October 24, 1929, the stock market just dropped down. This day is also known as Black Tuesday (Rosenberg).

Unemployment

Mar 1, 1930

By March of 1930, almost 3.2 million people were unemployed. President Hoover tried to stay optimistic, but he was not doing much about it (Timeline of Great Depression).

The Dust Bowl

Feb 27, 1931

The Dust Bowl started in 1931, when there was very little rainfall. This lasted for 8 years. The overgrazing revealed the top soil and as the wind blew, the crops destroyed as well (Schwartz).

Breadline, New York-New York United States Bank Crashed.

Dec 11, 1931

This is a wood engraving by Claire Leighton. She engraved in 1932. Claire Leighton was born and raised in London, England. She had immigrated to the United States in the 1930s. In this engraving, she was portraying how America has been hit by the tradegy of the Great Depression (Claire Leigton). New York was hit the hardest during the Great Depression. The New York United States Bank had crashed on December 11, 1931 with almost 200 million deposits (Rossenberg).

Bread Line-No One Has Starved

Mar 27, 1932

Bread Line-No One Has Starved was etched by Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh was born March 4,1889. Most of his artwork is set in New York during the 1920s and 1930s (Reginald Marsh). During this time many were unemployed and were living off of goverment funding and were having to go to food banks for food.

Roosevelt New Deal

Nov 20, 1932

In 1932, Roosevelt was elected to office. One of the first things he did was close all of the banks and told them that they could only open when they were stabalized. After, Roosevelt started new programs that became known as the New Deal (Rossenberg).

Ploughing It Under

Mar 27, 1934

Ploughing It Under-Thomas Hart Benton
This painting was originally painted in 1939 but was reworked in 1964. Thomas Benton was born in 1889 in Neosho, Missouri. Thomas had a passion for the arts, in paticular visual arts. His mother supported his decision and financially supported him while he attended the Chicago Art Institute. Benton studied all around the United States, as well as Paris, France. He enjoyed painting what was really going on (Benton Profile).

Roosevelt second term

Apr 3, 1936

Roosevelt was reelected for his second term in office because the people saw him as a hero. He was trying to get the people out of the Great Depression (Timeline of Great Depression).

The Dust Bowl Ends

Mar 27, 1939

In 1939, the rain started to fall again and an irrigation was created. The land was back to normal (Schwartz).

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

In December of 1941, Japan dropped a bomb on Pearl Harbor. This soon pulled the United States into World War II. Many believe World War II ended the Great Depression (Timeline of Great Depression).