Timeline: Great Depression and World War II | Timetoast

Sep 4, 1929

Stocks begin falling
Period: Sep 4, 1929 to Sep 2, 1945

Great Depression and World War II
Oct 29, 1929

Black Tuesday

Stock market crash
Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Jun 1, 1939

The Great Depression
Jun 1, 1930

"The Steel Mill"

Thomas Hart Benton paints "The Steel Mill" using oil paints on canvas
Nov 8, 1932

FDR elected president

Frankin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover and is elected president. This is the first of four terms served by Roosevelt
Period: Nov 8, 1932 to Apr 12, 1945

FDR is president of U.S.
Jun 1, 1933

Highest Unemployment Rate

Unemployment reaches 25% in U.S. and even higher in other countries
Nov 3, 1936

FDR Elected for Second Term
Jun 1, 1938

"Ships and Sailors"

Ralston Crawford creates "Ships and Sailors" using oil paints on canvas
Sep 1, 1939

World War II Starts

Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II
Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

World War II
Nov 5, 1940

FDR Elected for Third Term
Dec 7, 1941

Attack on Pearl Haror

Japan bombs U.S. naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and U.S. enters World War II
Jun 1, 1943

"Day Shift"

Francis Criss creates "Day Shift" using oil paints on canvas
Jun 6, 1944

D-Day

Allied troops storm beaches of Normandy, France
Nov 7, 1944

FDR Elected for Fourth Term
Sep 2, 1945

World War II Ends

Germany surrenders and World War II ends