Great Depression and Dust Bowl

1927

Jun 23, 1927

The American economy unexpectedly fell

1928

Jul 2, 1928

Production declined sharply, as did profits and employment

1929

Mar 4, 1929

President Roosevelt is elected and he starts the ¨New Deal¨ plan

1930

Oct 28, 1930

stock market crashed

1932

Mar 9, 1932

Emergency Banking Act passes

1933

May 18, 1933

President Hoover had hoped the depression was almost over. But it got worse

1935

May 14, 1935

The U.S enters WWII and the Great Depression end

1936

Aug 14, 1936

All the main economic indicators had regained the levels of the late 1920s, except for unemployment, which remained high

1939

Mar 5, 1939

Great depression ended. the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world