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It was mainly in North America and Europe, and it was a time period of extremely low wages and unemployment. The Stock Market crash was the beginning of the Great Depression. Billions of dollars were lost.
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In 1930 alone, 744 banks crashed throughout America and Europe.
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Food was at an all time low because the farmers weren't getting paid. There were fights for food.
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The economy had been at an all time high in August of 1929. After the stock market crash, it hit rock bottom in March of 1932.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in 1933. He made a lot of changes including closing banks to prevent further devastation.
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The worst dust storm ever made farmers have to learn different ways to farm.
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The government is working hard to support farmers so that everybody can begin to eat again. Farms are the starting point to rebuilding America.
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The temperatures rise as people are trying to survive the dust storms. Twenty states experience temperatures of 110 four of those breaking 120.
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As we are losing more money, FDR begins his second term trying to reduce the national debt, while recovering the economy.
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As the end of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl are near, the country is still in debt but they will continue to rebuild the economy.
