Major Events during the Great Depression

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  • Hoover becomes President

    Hoover becomes President
    Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the U.S. towards the beginning of the Great Depression.

  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash
    On October 29th, 1929, the stock market took a complete plummet and left many with no way to get their money back from banks.It is known as Black Tuesday.

  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    The Dust Bowl was a major event from 1930 to about 1936. This event lasted a while and impacted the economy and many people's life in a devastating way.

  • New Deal is enacted

    New Deal is enacted
    The New Deal was implemented to help reform the confidence of the U.S. people.

  • FDR becomes President

    FDR becomes President
    Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States.

  • Emergency Banking Act

    Emergency Banking Act
    On March 9, 1933, only a few days into Roosevelt's presidency, congress passed the Emergency Banking Act.

  • 21st amendment

    21st amendment
    The 21st amendment was introduced and ratified the 18th amendment.

  • Second New Deal

    Second New Deal
    In 1935, the Second New Deal was passed in order to further fix problems and issues that the original New Deal did not.