The Great Depression

By Mikey O.

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    The day of the stock market crash

  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    The dust bowl aka the Dirty Thirties, was period during the 1930's when severe dust storms/droughts covered large areas of the U.S.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    In 1932 Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover for the presidency and became the president of the United States. He created a brain trust for people beyond his cabinet to advise him. Franklin was elected president 4 times, and used media (fireside chats) to the fullest.

  • Bonus Army

    Bonus Army
    Veterans of WWI marched on Washington D.C. in order to receive their bonus, but they never did.