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Herbert Hoover Takes Office
This man was the 31st President of the United States. People often blamed him for causing the Great Depression. -
The Dust Bowl
Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado were involved in the Great Plains drought. The top soil was blown to the Atlantic Ocean. -
RFC
The RFC was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation administrated by Herbert Hoover. It was made after World War 1 to aid in the finances of banks, life insurance companies, railroads, and other large businesses. -
The Bonus Army
The Bonus Army marched into Washington D.C. They consisted of the veterans and their families from World War 1. It was thought to be a parade for the veterans until these marchers started to attack. -
Hitler Takes Power
Adolf Hitler was appointed as Chancellor or Germany. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was administrated by Franklin Roosevelt. It was created to help economic problems and financial reform during the Great Depression which helped greatly. -
FDR elected
Starting his first hundred days in office, Roosevelt launched major orders that led to the New Deal. Roosevelt is also the 32nd president and the only American president elected for more than two terms. -
Indian Reorganization Act
This was also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act or informally, the Indian New Deal. This was a U.S. federal legislation which gave certain rights to Native Americans. It also gave a return to local self-government on a tribal basis. The Act finally restored the management of their land to create a sound economic foundation -
social security
Created in 1935 during The Great Depression. Was backed by the Social Security Act, and was part of the New Deal -
social security act
Passed in 1935 and gave old-age insurance for retirees 65 or older, and spouses. Also gave unemployment compensation. -
Father Coughlin attacks FDR, Jews
Coughlin's weekly broadcasts became filled with antisemitism views. He blamed the Depression on an "international conspiracy of Jewish bankers", On November 27, 1938, he said "There can be no doubt that the Russian Revolution was launched and fomented by distinctively Jewish influence." Up until May 1, 1942, Coughlin continued his broadcasts. On May 1, 1942 however, Rev. Edward Mooney said he would be defrocked if he ceased his broadcasts. -
GM Sit-down strike
During the GM Sit-down strike many workers were sat because there was no work. They would get a bonus of 10 dollars usually around christmas time but that didnt make up for the time they had to sit. -
Rape of Nanjing
The Rape of Nanjing was a mass murder that happened during the sixth week period of japanese capture of the city nanjing. Many chinese civilians were disarmed and murdered. -
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath was written by John Steinbeck who wrote it during the Great Depression. It's about a poor family driven away from their home in Oklahoma. -
The Nuetrality Acts
The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts throughout the 1930s. They limited the United States' involvement in future wars after the response to what the US did during WWI.
