Great Depression

By Hailey Belman

  • Hoover Becomes President

    Hoover Becomes President

  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff Passes

    Smoot-Hawley Tariff Passes

  • Unemployment Rises to 16%

    Unemployment Rises to 16%

  • Congress Passes the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Glass-Steagall Act

    Congress Passes the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Glass-Steagall Act

  • Unemployment Rises to 24%

    Unemployment Rises to 24%

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Becomes President

    Franklin D. Roosevelt Becomes President

  • Roosevelt Begins 'First 100 Days'

    Roosevelt Begins 'First 100 Days'

  • First New Deal

    First New Deal

  • Unemployment Rises to 25%

    Unemployment Rises to 25%

  • Unemployment Falls to 22%

    Unemployment Falls to 22%

  • The Supreme Court Declares the National Recovery Administration to be Unconstitutional

    The Supreme Court Declares the National Recovery Administration to be Unconstitutional

  • The Second New Deal

    The Second New Deal

  • Unemployment Falls to 17%

    Unemployment Falls to 17%

  • The Supreme Court Declares the National Labor Relations Board to be Unconstitutional.

    The Supreme Court Declares the National Labor Relations Board to be Unconstitutional.

  • Unemployment Rises to 19%

    Unemployment Rises to 19%

  • The Great Depression Ends

    The Great Depression Ends

  • Start of World War II

    Start of World War II