Great depression Timeline

By teenjay17

  • 1929- depression begins

    1929- depression begins
    March 4: Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st President of the United States. September 3: The stock market reaches its peak, but there are signs that the economy is slowing. October 24: The stock market begins to crash.
    March-October

  • 1930- banks begin to fail

    1930- banks begin to fail
    June 17: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is passed. Many economists say this act contributed to the Great Depression.

  • 1931- the depression worsens

    1931- the depression worsens
    February: Food riots begin to break out in parts of the United States.

  • 1932- Unemployment rises to 23.6 percent over 10,000 banks have failed since 1929

    1932- Unemployment rises to 23.6 percent over 10,000 banks have failed since 1929
    July 2: Presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt makes his "New Deal" speech. July 28: The Bonus Army of U.S. veterans march on Washington and demand their bonus pay. They are removed by the U.S. Army by force. November 8: Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president.

  • 1933- the new deal begins

    1933- the new deal begins
    March 4: The "First One Hundred Days" of Roosevelt's presidency begins. Over 15 new laws are quickly enacted to fight the Great Depression. March 5: Roosevelt calls for a "bank holiday" where all banks are closed. March 9: The Emergency Banking Act becomes law.

  • 1933- the first new deal

    1933- the first new deal
    March 12: President Roosevelt gives his first Fireside Chat. He explains the new banking laws. April 19: The United States moves off the gold standard. May 12: The Federal Emergency Relief Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act are signed into law. May 18: The Tennessee Valley Authority is established to build dams on the Tennessee River. May 27: The Federal Securities Act establishes rules and regulations for the stock market.

  • 1933- new plan

    1933- new plan
    June 16: The National Industrial Recovery Act, the Farm Credit Act, and the Banking Act of 1933 are all passed by Congress. The Public Works Administration (PWA) is established.

  • 1934- new laws were made

    1934- new laws were made
    February- Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana, establishes the "Share Our Wealth" movement. June 6- The SEC is established to regulate the stock market June 7- The Corporate Bankruptcy Act becomes law Jun 28- The Federal Housing Administration is established by the passing of the National Housing Act

  • 1935- the second new deal

    1935- the second new deal
    April 8- The Works Progress Administration is established. It will employ 8 million workers over the next several years building things like roads, bridges, and airports April 14- A huge dust storm envelops much of the Midwest. This day is called "Black Sunday." August 14- The Social Security Act is signed into law

  • 1936

    1936
    Unemployment fails 16.9 percent

  • 1937- More FDR

    1937- More FDR
    January 20- Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated to his second term as president May 24- The Supreme Court rules that the Social Security Act is constitutional

  • 1938

    1938
    Unemployment rises up to 19 percent.

  • 1939- world war 2 end the great depression

    1939- world war 2 end the great depression
    April 14: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is published. It tells the story of the hardships of a migrant farming family during the Great Depression. September 1: World War II begins when Germany invades Poland. The depression ends over the next several years as the U.S. builds up its armed forces.