The Great Depression

By ya_girl_alli

  • Wall Street Crash

    Wall Street Crash
    American stock market crashed

  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    Smoot-Hawley Tariff
    Raised tariffs on imported agricultural goods

  • Empire State Building

    Empire State Building
    Empire State Building is completed

  • Bank Failure

    Bank Failure
    NY's Bank of the United States collapses and $20million deposits disappear

  • Germany out of Depression

    Germany out of Depression
    Germany finally recovers from the Depression

  • Hitler

    Hitler
    Hitler comes into power by gaining the trust of people for turning their economic situation around

  • Roosevelt Elected

    Roosevelt Elected
    Won against Hoover

  • Radio Broadcast

    Radio Broadcast
    Charles Coughlin- "Radio Priest" broadcasts to 30-45 million listeners

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment
    approximated 25% unemployment rate

  • Bank Holiday

    Bank Holiday
    Roosevelt closes all banks, phrasing it as a "bank holiday"

  • Roosevelt Reelected

    Roosevelt Reelected
    Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection against Hoover

  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act
    Congress rules the Social Security Act is constitutional