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The Great Depression

By ravenwood4

  • Wall Street Crashes

    Wall Street Crashes
    This day would soon be known as Black Monday. It would mark the beginning of the Great Depression. The stock markets would lose 24 percent of it's value in just over two days.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    A series of Droughts combined with non-sustainable agricultural practice would end up leading to horrible dust storms. This would lead to diseases, famine and even deaths due to people breathing in the dust. This event would also lead to the largest migration in American history.

  • Food Riots

    Food Riots
    Food riots would start to happen. In Minneapolis hundred of people would end up smashing windows to grocery stores so they could raid the place. They ended up taking can goods, meats and non perishables. Many police officers were called to stop this riot.

  • Roosevelt Elected

    Roosevelt Elected
    Franklin Roosevelt would end up giving his "New Deal" speech. This speech was his plan for economic recovery. This plan would help Roosevelt be elected President of the United States after he defeated Hoover.

  • Emergency Banking Act

    Emergency Banking Act
    This act would be passed by Congress to help stabilize the banking system. It would be signed by Roosevelt to help legalizing national bank holidays, setting standards for reopening banks after a holiday, and it would give the president more authority during a banking crisis.

  • Works Progress Administration

    Works Progress Administration
    The works progress administration would be established to help millions of people get employed. It would also help build public infrastructure.

  • Re-elected

    Re-elected
    President Roosevelt would be elected for a second term. Roosevelt would try to continue to help the economy and the people of the United States. However, it would come with disappointment.

  • Funding cut

    Funding cut
    Spending on the New Deal program would end up being cut. President Roosevelt would have a hard time managing the debt that was going on in the United States. In attempt to help the economy he would cut back the spending of this program.

  • Growth

    Growth
    The economy started to grow again this year, eventually bringing the country out of the Great Depression. However, unemployment rates were still high.

  • World War Two

    World War Two
    The world was on the start of World War II, which is generally considered to have marked the end of the Great Depression