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Model T
It's a car that is regarded to as the first affordable car to the middle class. In the Great Depression Era, the Ford Company produced these at a fast/quick rate. -
Prohibition/18th Amendment
This was the amendment that put a limit on alcohol/liquor. In the connection to the Great Depression, this most likely brought down the economoy a little. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
It's when President Harding & Secretary Fall took oil that was to be used for the Navy. This was one of the biggest scandals in the Great Depression Era. -
Warren G. Harding Elected
Harding was elected & inargurated on this date. Some blamed him for the start of a recession into the Great Depression. -
Calvin Coolidge becomes president
He became president after Harding died in office. He tried to rebuild the economy. -
Dawes Plan
This was a plan shared by Charles G. Dawes, it was to solve problems. In connection to the Great Depression, it was a plan to fix international politics. -
Coolidge speech to American Society of Newspaper Editors
He made a speech & read it out to the American Society of Newspaper Editors. In reference to the Great Depression, he addressed the things that the press had being said & printing out about the time the economy was in. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24180 -
The Great Gatsby
It was a book that was stetted in the "Roaring" Twenties. -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Hoover was elected & inagurated on this day. He was president at the time of the Great Depression. -
Black Tuesday
This was the day that the stocks & economy crashed in america. This was also the beginning the of the Great Depression. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
This was an tariff that raised US tariffs, it made our imports & exports drop by almost half. This probably helped a little to the start of recession. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
It was a corp. that was made to fix the economy of the US. It was started in the Great Depression to build the economy back up. -
Bonus Army March
This was a march of war veteran & families that wanted to get there paymeant for their service. This was an march that took place in the Great Depression. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected
He was elected & inagurated on this day. At this time, the US was in a DEEP depression. -
Civilian Construction Corps
It was an work relief program for unemployed males (majority). This was an chance/attempt to get some americans to improve america during the Great Depression. -
Tennesse Valley Authority
This is an corp. owned by the gov., it was founded to improve the enviroment. This was greatly effected by the Great Depression. -
Public Works Administration
Made in response to the Great Depression, this built things (schools, bridges, hospitals, etc.). -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
This was an act that tried to regulate farms. I guess this was an attempt to build up the economy during the Great Depression. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
This act was made to regulate the industry of America. This was another attempt to build up the American economy. -
Security and Exchange Commission
It's a federal agency that deals with security laws & more. This was made in the Great Depression to keep stocks stable. -
Works Progress Administration
This employed many unskilled people, trying to improve the economy in the time of the Great Depression. Another part of the New Deal. -
Social Security Act
Just a legislative act that developed the social security system. Another attempt to improve the economy & social levels of America. -
Wagner Act
This was an act to protect the workers rights to unionization. Probably another part of the Great Deal. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
This applied & made the overtime, minimum wage & many other things to do with the work conditions. This was an attempt to improve the work conditions during the Great Depression, most likely a part of the New Deal. -
The Grapes of Wrath
This book was set in the Great Depression & told a lot about that time period.
