Timeline of The Great Depression

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  • Period: to

    Stocks increase over 40%

    From 5/28 to 9/29 stocks increased over 40%

  • Great Depression begins

  • Period: to

    Thousands of Banks crash

    10,000 US Banks crash. Over $2 Billion in deposit money lost.More than 15 million unemployed

  • Black Tuesday

    The stock market plummets and falls $16 billion

  • Roosevelt is in office

    FDR wants Bank Holiday to stop run on banks
  • Period: to

    Unemployment Fall

    Unemployment falls 25%
  • Period: to

    WPA

    Workers Progress Adminstration

  • Minimum Wage Act

    Wages and Hours Act

  • US in WW2

    US goes into WW2 and manufacturing goes up 80%