WWI and The Great Depression By Anna_Ju Jun 28, 1914 Man assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 WWI Jul 28, 1914 WWI starts May 7, 1915 Lusitanaia Ship sunk Jan 1, 1917 Russia Leaves War Feb 1, 1917 Zimmermann Note discovered Apr 7, 1917 U.S. Joins War Nov 11, 1918 Germans Cease Fire Nov 2, 1920 Herbert Hoover was President Oct 29, 1929 Black Tuesday Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Sep 1, 1939 Great Depression Nov 2, 1932 FDR Elected President Jan 1, 1933 New Deal Jan 1, 1935 Social Security Act Sep 1, 1939 Great Depression ends with the start of WWII