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Black Tuesday
The stock market crashes -
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The Great Depression
Period of large number of unemployed people and the involvement of the government to help fix social and economic issues -
FDR inaugurated as 32nd president
FDR is president of the U.S. -
Bank Holiday
FDR closes all the nation's banks for four day. -
"Hundred Days" session
Roosevelt is able to get Congress to pass various of his New Deal programs during this session. -
First Fireside Chat
FDR gives the first Fireside Chat in which he addresses the closure of the nation's banks. -
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
This organization provided work for 250,000 young men between the ages 18 and 25 in reforestation, road construction, and the creation of national parks -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Authorization to build dams and power plants along the Tennessee Valley, therefore providing electricity to residents whom did not have any. -
Final day of the "Hundred Days" session
Congress passes the National Industrial Recovery Act, Public Works Administration, and the National recovery Administration. -
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Provides work for four million unemplyed over the winter. -
21st Amendment
Repeals the 18th Amendment (prohibition of alcoholic beverages) -
Gold Reserve Act
Government control over the fluctuations in the value of the dollar. -
FDR's Second Term
FDR is inaugurated for his second term -
Supreme Court Retirement Act
Allows Supreme Court Justices to retire at 70 with full pay -
World War II
Germany invades Poland -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
