Great Depression Timeline

  • The Crash

    The Crash
    This is when the stock market crash happened.
  • First Bank Panic

    First Bank Panic
    The first bank starts to panic and this causes bankruptcy
  • The Smoot-Harley Tariff Act

    The Smoot-Harley Tariff Act
    This act raised tariffs on imported goods
  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    The Dust Bowl took place in the Great Plains. Caused by a lack in crop rotation this made the soil extra dry and it wasn’t any good for crops and created extra dust.
  • Election of 1932

    Election of 1932
    FDR vs Hoover. FDR wins and it was the eh best thing for the country because he created jobs and help protect peoples savings accounts.
  • The Bonus Army

    The Bonus Army
    WWI vertebrae marched to the capitol and demanded the money they were promised and they were denied the money and were forced out by the military.
  • The Bank Holiday

    The Bank Holiday
    Roosevelt called the bank holiday and it was to hep the banks after the failures and give them some financial stability.
  • The CCC

    The CCC
    The Civilian Conservation Corps was created to make more jobs and they planted more trees which helped with the amount of dust coming from the Great Plains
  • FDIC

    FDIC
    Roosevelt signed the Banking Act of 1933 which helped insure your money.
  • The New Deal

    The New Deal
    FDR created a series of programs that were to help the great depression end
  • The Hoover Dam

    The Hoover Dam
    The Hoover Dam was created to make electricity to Arizona and Nevada.
  • Joe Lewis vs Max Schmeling

    Joe Lewis vs Max Schmeling
    Joe Lewis, and African American boxer, and Max Schmeling, a boxer from Germany, fought for the World title in boxing