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The Great Depression
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the stock market crashes
The stock market crashes, marking the end of six years of unparalleled prosperity for most sectors of the American economy. -
huge umemployement
More than 3.2 million people are unemployed, up from 1.5 million before the October, 1929 crash. -
The Ford strike
Three thousand unemployed workers march on the Ford Motor Company's plant in River Rouge, Michigan. Dearborn police and Ford's company guards attack the workers, killing four and injuring many more. -
New York's Bank of the United States collapses
At the time of the collapse, the bank had over $200 million in deposits, making it the largest single bank failure in the nation's history. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The R.F.C. is allowed to lend $2 billion to banks, insurance companies, building and loan associations, agricultural credit organizations and railroads. -
bonus Army
members resist being moved from their camps, violence erupts, leading to the deaths of two veterans. Hoover orders Federal troops, under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, to assist D.C. police in clearing the veterans. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president in a landslide over Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt receives 22.8 million popular votes to Hoover's 15.75 million. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is established. Designed as a relief and employment program for young men between the ages of 17 and 27, the CCC is made up of groups of young men who work in national forests -
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration is created by Congress. President Franklin Roosevelt appoints Harry L. Hopkins as its chief administrator. By the end of his first day on the job, Hopkins has issued grants totaling more than $5 million. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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