The Great Depression

By Rebecca1437M
  • The Crash

    The Crash

    Stock market crashes and banks begin to run out of money.
  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    Steeply raises import duties in an attempt to protect American manufacturers.
  • The Bank of the United States

    The Bank of the United States

    Sees $200 million in deposits disappear
  • Unemployment Rates Rise

    Unemployment Rates Rise

    Unemployment averages 24.1%
  • Roosevelt Elected

    Roosevelt Elected

    Franklin D. Roosevelt wins presidential election in a landslide against Herbert Hoover
  • Townsend Proposes Pension Plan

    Townsend Proposes Pension Plan

    Townsend proposes state-funded pensions for the elderly to boost consumption and employment.
  • Unemployment Decreases

    Unemployment Decreases

    Unemployment averages at 21.4%
  • Roosevelt Re-elected

    Roosevelt Re-elected

    Roosevelt is re-elected in a landslide vote against republican Alf Landon. Roosevelt wins every state except for Maine and Vermont.
  • Unemployment Drops Again

    Unemployment Drops Again

    The average rate of unemployment was at 14.3%
  • World War 2 Starts

    World War 2 Starts

    Hitler invades Poland and begins WW2
  • FDR Re-Elected

    FDR Re-Elected

    FDR runs for president and wins election once again
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks US Naval base, Pearl Harbor.