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The Great Depression

By Andrew Hawley
  • The Rising Market

    The Rising Market

    The Stock Market begins to rise to an all-time high
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    The Great Depression

    An economic depression in the United States caused by the stock market crashing.
  • Unemployment Low At 3.2%

    Unemployment Low At 3.2%

    Unemployment averages at 3.2% for the entire year.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    The first crash. People tried to get it to rise again but the stock market only decreased.
  • The Crash

    The Crash

    The stock market reaches an all time low starting the Great Depresion.
  • Unemployment Rises to 8.9%

    Unemployment Rises to 8.9%

    Unemployment average at 8.9% for 1930
  • Unemployment increases even further

    Unemployment increases even further

    Unemployment increases to 16.3%
  • Bank Collapse

    Bank Collapse

    The Bank of the United States collapses, losing $200 million in deposits.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected

    Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected

    Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide
  • WWll begins

    WWll begins

    World War 2 Begins soon pulling the US out of the Depression and into the war.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt is Reelected

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is Reelected

    FDR is elected to a second term as president, winning in a landslide over Republican Alf Landon.
  • Nazi Rally

    Nazi Rally

    A German-American Bund has a huge rally of fascist sympathizers supporting "True Americanism" in Madison Square Garden.