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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 averages at 3.2% for the entire year. -
Black Tuesday
The first crash. People tried to get it to rise again but the stock market only decreased. -
The Crash
The stock market reaches an all time low starting the Great Depresion. -
Unemployment Rises to 8.9%
Unemployment average at 8.9% for 1930 -
Unemployment increases even further
Unemployment increases to 16.3% -
Bank Collapse
The Bank of the United States collapses, losing $200 million in deposits. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide -
WWll begins
World War 2 Begins soon pulling the US out of the Depression and into the war. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt is Reelected
FDR is elected to a second term as president, winning in a landslide over Republican Alf Landon. -
Nazi Rally
A German-American Bund has a huge rally of fascist sympathizers supporting "True Americanism" in Madison Square Garden.
