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Known as Black Tuesday, the Great Crash, or the Stock Market Crash. Most devastating stock market crash.
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Known as the Dirty Thirtys, a time when there was a lot of dust storms that greatly damaged the U.S.
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A time when riots broke out for food. Workers had even marched on Detroit, and foreign workers got deported.
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When, Stocks reached their lowest point
Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover in a landslide. -
When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office, and unemployment reached its highest level, at 25%.
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When congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act creating the Works Progress Administration
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Roosevelt creates the Resettlement Administration, to help poor farmers improve the use of their lands or move to better lands.
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Congress passes the National Labor Relations Act,known as the Wagner Act, to support the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively with employers over working conditions, benefits, and wages.
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Elected for second term in office
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President Roosevelt asked Congress for an additional $3.75 billion to stimulate the still floundering economy.
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A new look in women’s fashion emerged in the 1930s. Designers created more affordable fashions with longer hemlines, slim waistlines, lower heels, and less makeup.
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Franklin Roosevelt was elected for a third term as president.
