APUSH the Great Depression By zjaeger Oct 24, 1929 The Stock Market Crash of 1929 Jan 1, 1930 The Dust Bowl Starts Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1933 Thousands of Banks Collapse Jun 17, 1930 Hawley-Smoot Tariff Enacted Jan 1, 1931 Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates Jan 1, 1931 Depression Spreads to Europe Mar 7, 1932 Ford Hunger March Nov 8, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President Jan 1, 1933 New Deal Begins Jul 1, 1934 Souther Tenant Farmers Union Organized Jan 1, 1935 American Communist Party Claims Popular Front Apr 14, 1939 John Steinbeck Publishes "The Grapes of Wrath" Dec 31, 1939 The Great Depression Ends
