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The Great Depression
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The Dust Bowl
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Signed
The Tariff Act of 1930 was signed by President Hoover on June 13th 1930. The act implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States. -
Food Riots of 1931
Starting of February of 1931, hundreds of people smashed the windows of grocery stores and stole food and goods. PBS Food Riots -
The Hoover Damn is built
The Hoover Damn was named after President Hoover and protected many cities and farms, generating cheap electricity and providing jobs. Betchel Hoover Damn -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Takes Office
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated the Republican Party in November 1932 and took office the next year in 1933. FDR Library -
The New Deal is passed
On March 9th 1933 Roosevelt sends the Emergency Banking Act which is passed on the same day -
Dust Storm near the East Coast
A massive dust storm around two miles high hits the East Coast. HISTORY Dust Bowl -
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Black Sunday
One of the worst Dust Storms in US history hits Oklahoma and Texas. HISTORY Black Sunday -
World War II Begins
Germany invades Poland on September 1st 1939, starting World War II.
