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President Herbert Hoover inagurated
Hoover was technically elected in 1928, but was not officially president until 1929. just months after he stepped into office, the infamous stock market crash occurred and he was the first president tasked with fixing the economy, for better or for worse -
The Stock Market Crash
This catastrophic event signified the true start of the great depression when wall street investors lost millions and millions of dollars -
Droughts Begin
During the 1930's, severe droughts began in the great plains, resulting in decreased crop production, and eventually, the dust bowl -
The Radio Priest
Charles Coughlin, the "radio priest" is pulling in about 30 to 45 million radio listeners to his show. He was one of the most popular radio show hosts that people surviving the depression listened to -
Bank of United States closes
After a merchant asked to sell his investment in the bank and the bank was unable to provide him with the money he desired, many more people learned about this, and rushed to withdraw their money from the bank. As a result of this, the bank was the first of many to close form these circumstances -
The Dust Bowl
Throughout the 1930's is when the dust bowl first started. the drought from the prior year was a hugely influential factor for the massive dust storms that overtook America. The Dust bowl was a monstrous influence in the great depression because it denied the use of hundreds of thousands and took away food for many others -
Roosevelt is Elected
F.D.R. brought around a different direction to dealing with the great depression -
The New Deal
the new deal was a combination of programs and projects of which the aim was to help the american people out of the depression. some of which were CCC, WPA, TVA, and SEC -
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First 100 days
The first 100 days is the time span that FDR set in set his ideas for healing and changing the American economy -
World War II Begins
While America was not directly involved in World War II in the beginning, it signified the end of the great depression. It was during this time that America was able to make more and more new jobs that slowly, but surly, pulled the rest of America out the depression
