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Black Tuesday
The stock market crashes -
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The Dust Bowl
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The Drought and Dust Bowl Starts
The drought occured which did not let natural grass anchors to hold the soil and moisutre down. Dry soil was lifted blown in the wind without the achors. The soil which turned into dust, creating a black sky with dark dust clouds. -
Stocks reached their lowest points
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Franklin D. Roosevelt takes office
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Unenployment Rate Reaches 25%
In 1933 the unemployment rate reaches 25%, the highest it had ever been. -
Roosevelt announced a three-day “bank holiday”
He did this to to prevent a third run on banks and to shore up the banking system -
More than 11,000 of the nation’s 25,000 banks had closed
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Dust Storms rise
14 occur this year, and the next year 38 occur. -
Black Sunday
A day when winds reached top speeds of 60 miles per hour. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected again for his second term
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Soil Loss Reduced
The soil loss had been reduced by sixty-five percent. -
Dust Bowl ended
The drought had ended, the skies cleared, the storms stopped and wheat started to grow.
