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Hoover got a bad reputation as the Great Depression began, since his laissez-faire approach to economics didn’t help relieve the situation, stocks fall everyone losses money and losses their jobs -
This was the beginning of the Dust Bowls, which became characteristic of the 1930s farmers’ struggle. As well as a struggling economy, the land was unable to be used to grow crops, pushing many farmers out of their land. -
food riots erupt as people struggle for food. A few hundred people smash the windows of a grocery market, taking bacon, ham and canned goods with them as they run away. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt, a 1932 presidential candidate, gives his “New Deal” speech to the public to reveal his plans for economic recovery -
President Roosevelt begins his “first hundred days” in office and 15 laws are introduced rapidly to begin tackling the Great Depression -
Known as Black Sunday, the worst dust storm hits the United States. In order to help farmers learn how to work sustainably, President Roosevelt introduces the Soil Conservation Act -
Support for the Townsend Plan grows, with more than 5,000 Townsend Clubs nationwide bringing together more than 2 million members. Even more, around 25 million Americans asked their representatives to support the plan in Washington by signing petitions -
President Roosevelt had the difficult task of having to manage the debt, but also try to keep the economy out of the depression. In an attempt to relieve the country’s debt, he cut back spending on the New Deal programs, which ultimately pushed the economy back into the depression -
The economy started to grow again this year, eventually bringing the country out of the Great Depression. However, unemployment rates were still extremely high -
With the invasion of Poland by Hitler and the start of the Second World War, President Roosevelt persuaded Congress to remove the military arms embargo to France and Britain to support them during the war