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Stock Market Crash
The New York Stock Exchange crashed on October 29,1929.This began the Great Depression era throughout the United States. -
FDR Elected
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president. -
Banks Close
By 1933, more than 9,000 banks had closed - meaning their customers lost any money that was in the bank. -
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power in Germany.