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First Flight
First airline flight from New York to Paris -
Roosevelt Becomes Governor
Franklin D Roosevelt becomes governor of New York -
Stock Market Crash
the beginning of the Great Depression -
Smooth-Hawley Tariff
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Unites States Joins World War 2
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Creation of Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Drought
Huge drought in Texas and the Dakotas causing problems for farmers -
Glass Steagall Baking Act
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Japan Leaves League of Nations
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Share the Wealth Program
government would take assets from wealthy and give it to the porr -
National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
rights for worker and unions to bargain what they would like for wages and hours -
Social Security Act
establishing pension for old age, unemployment, insurance and economical aid -
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Border Blockades
California, Florida, Colorado, established border blockades to prevent more people from coming in during economical hardship -
"Black" Monday
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Fair Labor Standard Act
national minimum wages established -
Evian Conference in Europe
Allies came together to discuss how to handle the Jewish refugees -
U.S. Stops Trade with Japan
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Fair Employment Practice in Defense Industries Act
end radical discrimination in federal government and defense industry -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor