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Herbert Hoover wins the 1928 presidential election in an overwhelming victory
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Stock Market starts to take a plunge and a turn for the worst.
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Stock market crashed. People stuck in debt. Said crash signaled the Great Depression.
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Probably the U.S.A.'s darkest and most horrible time ever
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People tried to withdraw whatever money they had. 600 banks failed. 90,000 businesses went bankrupt. Unemployment went from 3% to 25% in 5 years.
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Severe drought that gripped the Great Plains in the early 1930's. Dangerous to many farmers.
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Toughest tariff in U.S.A. history. It raised tariffs on imported goods.
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15,000 WW1 veterans go to Washington to support this bill.
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Senate votes against Patman Bill. 2,000 Bonus Marchers refuse to leave, which ends with an infantry gassing them.
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FDR wins presidency and creates the New Deal
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Roosevelt called for improved use of national resources, security against old age, unemployment and illness, and slum clearance, as well as a national work relief program (the Works Progress Administration) to replace direct relief efforts.
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Old-Age pension, unemployment compensation, and aid to families with disabled and/or dependent children.
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Orson Wells' radio show 'War of The Worlds' broadcasts the Hindenburg crash.
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Maximum Hours: 44 per week. Minimum Wage: 25 cents per hour.
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1939 movie dealing with the life of Southern plantation owners during the Civil War.
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New Deal ended. FDIC, deficit spending, and NLRB
