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Mount Rushmore was being Built under the New Deal
Franklin D Roosevelt started building Mount Rushmore under the New Deal -
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Great Depression Timeline
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Stock Market Loses Money
Stock Market loses 12x more money in 3 weeks than the government spends in a week. -
Radios Created to Connect Coast to Coast
the creation of radios would connect the news to reach from the east to west. the news of events would be able to travel much quicker than from person to person. -
Unemployment Rate was 24 million
since there was no money to distribute from the bank the workers weren't getting any money. almost all jobs had to close down and fire workers. -
60% of Banks Closed Nationwide
the banks closed because of the fact that they had no money to distribute. ended up that 28 states went without a bank. -
Begin Building the Hoover Dam
would end up being the largest water reservoir in the US. would allow the neighboring states to get water, the ability to grow crops. -
Unemployment Rate went to 12 million
the unemployment rate was increasing year by year. the US was in so much debt because of the banks having no money. -
Dust Bowl Starts
the dust bowl was where there was a large amount of fog going over the states and people wouldn't be able to see light for days at a time. it stretched for 1800 miles and started in Oklahoma and Texas. the best soil was eventually gone and it started the brown plague -
Joe Lewis & Max Schmeling Face Off for Heavy Weight title in Boxing
70 million americans would tune in to watch the fight. Joe Lewis was the hope for the african american population, an increasing number was becoming unemployed. Max Schmeling ended up winning. -
Hoover Dam was Done Being Built
the completion of the Hoover Dam was complete. would help many states with their water process. -
Joe Lewis Wins Rematch w/ Max Schmeling, in 124 seconds
after Max Schmeling won the first fight they needed a rematch. In 124 seconds, Joe Lewis was the new winner, this was the 2nd quickest heavyweight title fight in history. -
Mount Rushmore is Finally Done being Built
Mount Rushmore takes 14 years from start to finish
