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Stock market crash (economic)
On a day called "Black Thursday," stock market prices start to drop. The stock market crashes when prices dropping by the end of November. -
u.s. food riots (social)
Hungry americans smashgrovery store windows, take food, and run away because they have no way of gettng food. -
Worker protest (social)
3,000 unemployed workers marched on a ford motor company plan in michigan. COmpany gaurds attacked the workers. -
The bank of u,s fails (economic)
The bank in the u.s in New York collapsed. It had more than 200 million in deposits and represented the largest single bank failure in the nation. -
Reconstruction Finance (economic)
Congress established the reconstruction finance corporation that lent 2 billion in recovery aid banks, building and loan association. Also farming organizations and insurance companies. -
Roosevelt as president. (political)
Roosevelt is elected president for the first time. Many americans did not think that Hoover did enough to help them and hope that Roosevelt will end the Depression. -
FDIC (political)
The FDIC was created as a way to ensure Americans bank deposits. -
Emergency Banking Act (political)
Congress passes an act called the emereency banking act. By the end of the month, almost all of the banks that had closed wen the depression started, are now open again. -
The civilian conservation corp (political)
The CCC established to provide jobs for men in national and state parks. The CCC employed 500,000 men between the ages 17-27 for nine months. -
NRA (political)
The NRA was established and provided grants totaling 5 million to everything that needed money -
The civil works administration (political)
The CWA was created and put almost 4 million people to work doing public projects. In early 1934 , congress approved 950 million dollars for agency efforts. -
The work progress administration (political)
The WPA was established and employed up to 8.5 million people on public works and art projects. These workers earned 41.57 per month. -
Social security act (social)
A law passed in 1935 providing old age retirement insurance, a federal state program, and federal grants for state welfare programs. -
Munich agreement (social)
ermany, Italy, France, and Great Britainsigned the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland. This included the Czech military defense positions to Nazi Germany. -
radar and sonar (tech)
The U.S. navy coined the radar in 1940, while the germans and the british were at the battle of the Beams. Nazis used radar effectively to navigate and land bombers at night. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor (military)
Japan bombs american sips at pearl harbor. Thousands of americans are killed in the -
Germans launch a final offensive (military)
Germans launch a final offensive in the west. This is known as the battle of the bulge. This was a re attempt to re conquer belgium and split the allied forces along the german border. -
Soviets launch new offensive (military)
Soviets launch new offensive, liberating warsaw and krakow in jan. Drove the germans and the Hungarians out of Hungary in early april. Forcing the surrender of Slovakia with the capture of Bratislava and capturing Vienna. -
Hitler commits suicide (social)
After Germany lost its final defense, Hitler knows he is going to be captured so he commits suicide. -
US tests first atomic bomb. (tech)
The new bomb was tested in an isolated area of the New Mexico dessert. The test was code named Trinity.