Great Depression

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  • Herbert Hoover

    Becomes the 31st president

  • Black Tuesday

    The stock market plunges.

  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

    The act is passed, a major contributor to the crash.

  • Depression worsens

    Food riots commence.

  • New Deal Speech

    Presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt makes his speech.

  • First One Hundred Days

    Roosevelt's presidency begins, and 15 new laws are passed.

  • Emergency Banking Act

  • Paper Money

    The United States moves off the gold standard.

  • The Federal Securities Act

    The Federal Securities Act establishes rules and regulations for the stock market.

  • Acts

    The National Industrial Recovery Act, the Farm Credit Act, and the Banking Act of 1933 are all passed by Congress. The Public Works Administration (PWA) is established.

  • The SEC

    The SEC is established to regulate the stock market.

  • Black Sunday

    A huge dust storm envelops much of the Midwest.