A Long Way from Chicago and the Great Depression By jshablin Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Jan 1, 1945 A Long way from Chicago Nov 11, 1918 November 11, 1918 World War I ends Jan 1, 1920 january, 1 1920 roaring twenties Aug 1, 1920 January 1, 1920 roaring twenties gangsters, time of big head. Oct 29, 1929 October 29, 1929 stock market crashes/great depresion Jan 1, 1930 Dust bowl Jan 1, 1931 January 1, 1931 freight car migrants Jan 1, 1931 January 1, 1930 economy slows Nov 1, 1932 FDR elected Mar 1, 1933 New deal/public works project Nov 1, 1936 FDR reelected to 2nd term Dec 7, 1941 USA enters WWII/great depression ends Sep 2, 1945 WWII ends http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0PDoX0GRKJNdy8AzCWJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBpZTByOGFiBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNzcgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1luvpkfui/EXP=1302508678/**http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dworld%2Bwar%2B2%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701-1&w=600&h=536&imgurl=freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com%2F%7Echesapeake%2Fsurnames%2Fhorney%2Fhorney_military%2Fiwo_jima_ww2.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffre
