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Herbert Clark Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the start of the Great Depression. -
Black Monday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped almost 13 percent. Federal Reserve leaders had different opinions about how to respond to the event and help the financial system. -
Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash happened when many people, both big and small investors, sold their stocks and shares in a panic. On October 29, also called Black Tuesday back then, over 10 to 15 billion was lost when stocks completely collapsed. -
Bank Collapse
Many small banks had lent large portions of their assets for stock market speculation and were put out of business when the market crashed. -
The Smoot-Hawley Act
U.S. farmers and other industries from foreign competitors. The Smoot-Hawley Act made foreign imports to the U.S. more expensive by about 20% -
Food Riot
The "Food Riots" happened mostly in Minneapolis, where men and women broke windows of grocery stores and stole food to feed their hungry children and themselves. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president to be elected. This president changed alot during the great depression. He was in office March 1933, to April 1945 the longest in american history to hold office. -
The New Deal
There were many laws, programs, and government agencies created to help the country during the Great Depression. -
Gold Policy
President Roosevelt signed a proclamation that suspended the gold standard. The proclamation banned the export of gold and stopped the Treasury and financial institutions from making gold coins and ingots. The actions stopped people from selling gold. -
100 Days
Roosevelt gave a radio address where he said, "First 100 Days." We all wanted a little quiet thought to look at and picture the events of the hundred days which had been devoted to them. -
Dust Bowl
The biggest dust bowl was moving eastward across the Great Plains and eventually fell on Chicago. Weighing 12 million pounds. Four pounds for each person in the city. -
Works Progress Administration ( WPA )
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935. -
More FDR
In the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas. -
WW II
American factories were changed to make things for the war. The unemployment rate went down quickly to around 10% As more men were sent away to fight, women were hired to work on the assembly lines.