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Herbert Hoover takes office
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the U.S. When elected to president, he had no previous elected office expirience. He was later blamed for the Great Depression. Hoover had a very strong "leave it alone" view on many things. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was established during the Hoover administration with the goals of providing and restoring confidence in the banking system. The banking system experienced much pressure throughout the Great Depression. -
The Bonus Army
The Bonus Army had 43,000 marchers to Washinton D.C, led by Walter Waters, an army sergent. Fighting in this war were 17,000 WWI veterans, including families, and many of these veterans had lost their jobs after fighting in this war. -
FDR elected
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the U.S. His main goal coming into office was to fix the mess made during Herbert Hoover's time of presidency, and everything going along with the Great Depression. -
Hitler Takes Power
Hitler gained power shortly after Germany had lost the war. He was a brilliant speaker, causing his people to start to believe in and follow him. In 1932, Hitler ran for President and won 30% of the vote, forcing the eventual Paul von Hindenburg into a runoff election -
The New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt designed this program to solve and lessen the situations and problems created during the Great Depression. Roosevelt promised the citizens of America that The New Deal's three main goals were relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a period when heavy dust storms were causing much damage in areas of the U.S and Canada. This took place mostly in New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The Dust Bowl was caused by a drought and high winds in the praire. -
Indian Reorganization Act
This Act focused on three main areas: economic, cultural, and political. The Indian Reorganization Act was an Act to develop and conserve Indian lands and resources, to extend certain rights to Indians, establish a credit system for Indians, and to provide certain educations for Indians. -
Father Coughlin attacks FDR, Jews
Charles Coughlin was a Roman-Catholic priest in Royal Oak, MI. He was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. He sometimes hinted at attacks on Jewish Bankers. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act provided welfare for the poeple. Many states provided welfare for blind people, public health, and crippled children. Social Security had a system for old-age, too. -
Social Security Act
The Social Secutiry Act had three main parts: insurance for retirees 65 or older and their spouses, compensation for those who are unemployed, and aided help to families with dependent children and the disabled. The SSA did not give equal benefits to all Americans. This was a part of The New Deal. -
Neutrality Acts
Laws passed by the U.S Congress in the 1930s in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia... Eventually led to WWII. The Neutrality Acts prohibited loans, limited buying arms, and kepy citizens from traveling on ships. -
GM Sit-down strike
The United Auto Workers Union was in charge of organizing the event in Flint, Michigan. Flint was also the city that was home to one of General Motors' biggest factories. This event being planned involved striking against the Flint factory and caused it to be shut down with the Cleveland plant until GM reached a national agreement. -
Rape of Nanjing
The Rape of Nanking was a massacre happening in between 1937–1938. It was a period of war between the Chinese and Japanese. This war took place in the Chinese city of Nanjing shortly following WWII. -
The Grapes of Wrath
This was a novel written by one of America's most famous authors, John Steinbeck. This novel emphasized what life was like for Oklahoma citizens who moved to California to avoid the Dust Bowl, and how their lives continued to get worse as time went on.
