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The Great Depression
The Great Depression -
The Ku Klux Klan Reaches it's Highest Influence in America.
The Ku Klux Klan reaches the height of its influence in America: by the end of the year it will claim 9 million members. -
Scout is Born
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The Constrution Boom is Over.
The period of major construction in the US finally ends. -
Half of Americans are Living on Below Minimum Wage
More than half of all Americans are living below a minimum subsistence level -
Recession Begins
Recession begins in August, two months before the stock market crash. During this two month period, production will decline at an annual rate of 20 percent, wholesale prices at 7.5 percent, and personal income at 5 percent. -
The Stock Market Crashes
Stock market crash begins October 24. Investors call October 29 "Black Tuesday." Losses for the month will total $16 billion, an astronomical sum in those days. -
The Fist Bank Panic Occurs
The first bank panic occurs later this year; a public run on banks results in a wave of bankruptcies. Bank failures and deposit losses are responsible for the contracting money supply. -
Tom Robinson is Arrested
The Scottsboro boys are arrested March 25, 1931 -
10,000 Banks Have Failed since 1929
10,000 banks have failed since 1929, or 40 percent of the total across the country. -
Unemployment Reaches Its Highest Point
Unemployment rises slightly, to 24.9 percent. -
The US Goes off the Gold Standard
The United States goes off the gold standard, using just paper money. -
Maycomb has "Nothing the Fear but Fear Itself"
FDR Said this in his First Inagural Adress -
Jem and Scout Find Suplies in the Tree
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Scout goes to School
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Atticus Shoots the Rabid Dog
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Tom Robinson is Put on Trial (Segragation)
The Scottsboro Trial begins April 6, 1931 -
Miss Maudie's House Burns Down
A fire broke out in Turnminal Hotel in Alanta, GA in may 16, 1938 -
Scout Talks to Atticus about the KKK and the People that want Tom Dead
In 1937, a KKK member attacked a shoe store owner in Tampa, Fl. The shoe store owner, Jospeh, was beaten to death. -
Jem & Scout go to Calpurnia’s church
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America Pulls Out of Depression
WW2 starts. America borrows 1 billion dollars to prepare for war, pulling the US out of dept.
