Great Depression & Dusty Bowl

  • Wall Street Crash

    Wall Street Crashes and then the world's economy goes kapooyaw. This happens over a course of few years.
  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    Dust Bowl makes the Midwest a little bit dusty and causes food shortages.
  • President Roosevelt is Elected

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected and serves as president for over 2 terms. He is known for turning the United States around from the Great Depression.
  • The First Hundred Days

    The First Hundred Days of FDR's presidency saw him introduce 15 laws to combat the Great Depression
  • Dust Storm Spike

    The Dust Storm Spikes and record high temps occur
  • Creation of the WPA

    The Works Progress Administration is founded and it gives help throughout the country,
  • President Roosevelt is elected a 2nd term

    FDR gets reelected for his oustanding job and stuff; unemployment is also down 4.1% from the previous year
  • World War Two begins

    After Germany invades Poland. The United States releases the military arms embargos on France and Britain. Leading to the arms production increasing 50% in the United States from now up to when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
  • Defense budget increase

    FDR increases the Defense Budget seeing the expansions and warmongering across the globe.
  • United States enters the 2nd World War

    When the United States enters the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, the country is finally able to get out of the Great Depression by mobilising for war.