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A mass selling of stocks within an unregulated stock market which leads to a collapse in stocks.
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A mass economic crash which effected the world for about a decade.
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Due to the increase of unemployment throughout the U.S, many churches and government organizations began to set up soup kitchens to support the general public
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The Dust bowl was one of the most influential natural disasters in U.S history. Due to poor soil engagement the Great Planes caused giant dust storms to ravage the nation.
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Due to mass poverty, people built shanty towns which were named after the president Herbert Hoover.
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Under Hoover's administration the building of the Empire State Building is approved
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Due to a mass surge of people retracting their savings, banks begin to close in droves and leave people without money.
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Originally named the Boulder Dam, the Hoover Dam was created in order to control the Colorado River and provide jobs to people during the Great Depression.
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World War One veterans march on Washington and demand their pensions for their service. Are eventually forced out by Herbert Hoover
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F.D.R the democratic candidate is elected as the 37th U.S president and vows to help bring the U.S out of the long lasting economic crisis.
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A set of public works projects that were aimed at giving people jobs and overall boosting the failing economy. The New Deal was implemented by F.D.R
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A picture of Florence Thompson is taken and helps to tell the story of the common people. This photo is influential to future reforms within society.
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After Germany invades Poland, the second World War commences. The influx of jobs and industry ended up lifting the world out of the Great Depression
