Great Depression

  • Stock market crash

    Stock market crash

    drastic decline in stock prices across a major section of a stock market
  • Scottsboro case

    Scottsboro case

    nine black teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women in Scottsboro Alabama
  • Bonus March on Washington

    Bonus March on Washington

    a march with 43,000 people and 17k WWl veterans who demanded cash redemption of their service certificates
  • Dust Bowl Begins

    Dust Bowl Begins

    heavy dust storm that swept the regions of Texas to Nebreska
  • Federal Housing Administration Established

    Federal Housing Administration Established

    provides housing mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA approved leaders
  • WPA established

    WPA established

    helped provide employment for millions of job seekers
  • Roosevelt re-elected

    Roosevelt re-elected

    FDR was re-elected for his second term
  • Farm Security Administration Established

    Farm Security Administration Established

    resettled poor farmers on more productive land
  • Unemployment rate rises

    Unemployment rate rises

    the unemployment rate continues to grow to 19 percent
  • WWll begins and end of the Great Depression

    WWll begins and end of the Great Depression

    Germany invaded Poland beginning world war 2 and the US begins to build up their armed forces
  • World War ll and the End of The Great Depression

    World War ll and the End of The Great Depression

    In April John Steinbeck comes out with a book describing the hardships people are going through. The depression comes to an end after the war.
  • After the Depression

    After the Depression

    More readings and movies came out new brands were formed including Monopoly, Dr. Seuss, books, comics, Color movies, and during the depression there was also The Golden Gate Bridge and being able to watch sports at night.