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Before the Great Depression
The US stock market expanded way too fast in the "roaring 20's" while the unemployment rate was quickly dropping along with the production. -
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Herbert Hoover as President
Herbert Hoover was American's 31st President and took office in 1929 (The same year the Great Depression was caused by economy failing) Hoover's term as President ended in -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (Black Tuesday)
On the date of October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed sending the US into a Great Depression. So many investors that put in money into these stock markets had lost their money. -
No Work
By 1930, an estimate of 4 million Americans looking for a job could not find one. -
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The Dust Bowl
The dust bowl first started with a severe drought throughout the Midwest and Southern parts of the great plains. Then massive dust storms started to form a year later. The dust storms and droughts caused crops to die. US began recovery when the rains came back. -
Stuck in the Great Depression
By 1932, an estimate of 15 million Americans were unemployed. -
Presidential Election of 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 election with a large amount of votes. -
Bank Runs
Bank runs were forced to liquidate loans in order to keep their banks running but still couldn't even keep them open due to the large number of investors demanding large deposits in cash. -
Roosevelt's First 100 Days in office
Roosevelt's administration passed legislation that aimed to stabilize agriculture and industrial production which helped create jobs. -
The Inauguration of the President
On March 4, 1933, President Roosevelt was inaugurated into office. -
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President Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for President for 4 terms won them 4 times. He was President until his death in April 12, 1945 -
The Fire Side Chats
A series of radio chats from President Roosevelt addressing the public about what happened to the economy. -
The End of The Great Depression
The Great Depression ended when world war 2 started because of all the defense manufacturing the US produced. -
Britain and France declares war on Germany
Britain and France declare war on Germany due to Germany invading Poland (Britain and France guaranteed military support for Poland if Germany invaded) -
Germany invades Poland
Adolf Hitler had been planning for some time to invade Poland but needed some assistance from the Soviet Union. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler broke a non-aggressive pact with Soviet Union when he invaded the Soviets which took them by surprise -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This date is when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and also the official date when the US entered war. The attack was to provoke the US to enter. -
The Midway Battle
A big Naval battle between Japan and the US in the Pacific was recorded as a turning point for the war -
D-Day
The Allies invasion on Normandy was the largest Seaborne invasion ever. -
Battle at Iwo Jima
Since the US need a base near the Japanese coast, The US invaded the Japanese island Iwo Jima -
Official Surrender of Germany
After the suicide of Adolf Hitler, Germany Declared to surrender to the allies. The Allies then accepted the surrender from Germany. -
The Trinity Test
The Trinity Test was a part of the "Manhattan Project" That tested nuclear fission. the Nuclear test "The Trinity Test" was tested at a test site o the US air force base at alamogordo.