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6,000 banks crash in 1920's an all time high for a decade
6,000 banks fail in the 1920's causing millions to lose thier savings basically creating the terrible situations of the Great Depression. -
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 or Black Tuesday
The greatest stock market crash in history sent people in a frenzy to the banks to sell thier stocks, most of which were closed causing most people to lose all thier stock money. -
The highest U.S. suicide rate occurs in 1929
The highest suicide rates in U.S. history occur almost simultaniousley to the collapse of Wall Street. -
Boo Radley
a Rich man wants to get out of a ticket he stabs a police officer in the foot and then gets tackled by another one -
The New York Bank collapses.
The New York Bank which held over $200 million indeposits was the biggest bank to collapse during the Great Depression. -
lowest unemployment rate
At this point in the greaet depression the unemployment rate was at a all time low. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president for the first time
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president for the first time in1932 and leads America to a brighter economic future. -
Twenty-First Amendment
Thia Amendment made Alcohal illegal and banned prohibition -
Franklin Roosevelt starts the CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps.
The CCC was an organization to help men from the age of 17 to 27 who work in National Forests. -
The day Scout and Jem met Dill.
As a new child climbed under the fence he introduced himself as Charles Baker Harris -
The Ewell child attacking Miss Stephanie.
Since most parents and adults were working all hours especially those who were in big financial trouble, some childrn had to take care of thier family. While most children were very responsibe and tried to be as helpful as possible, however some like the Ewells were very irresponsible. -
Scout and Jem go to school
Jem starts 5th grade and scout starts first grade and her first year of school. -
Jem gets his fixed pants in the tree
Jem and scout find the sewn up pants and start to take the items given to them through the stump in the tree -
Roosevelt starts the100 days
The 100 days is 100 days of government service devoted only to economic recovery. -
The first snow in Maycomb since 1885
The children wake up to white flakes falling outside our window, as they have never seen snow before the children are wondering what is falling out side their window. -
Ms.Maudies house burning down
With the economy dead any house that was destroyd most the government did not have enough money to rebuild properly so they where rebuilt smaller. -
The rabid dog that Atticus shot.
Since famalies in the great depression were often living on the edge or homeless they had to let go of thier pets creating a higher disease rating for animals. -
Calpurnia brings Scout and Jem to the church
She brings them to First African Baptist Church. -
Tom Robinson Case
in the scottsburo case 9 men where falsly acused of raping 2 girls in a verey racist town. 6 of those men including scottsburo went to jail -
Atticus is met by the town mob due to his representation of Tom Robinson.
The KKK and other racial protest groups attack families because they are black.
