Great Depression Timeline

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    Share prices on the New York stock exchange completely collapsed
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    The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
  • Major Bank Collapse

    Major Bank Collapse
    the New York bank of the United States collapsed the bank had more than 200 million dollars making it the single largest bank failure in American history
  • Hoover dam construction begins

    Hoover dam construction begins
    the construction of the worlds largest concrete structure employing thousands of people and costing millions of dollars
  • 1932 Unemployment

    1932 Unemployment
    Unemployment averages 24.1% for the year.
  • Roosevelt Elected

    Roosevelt Elected
    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected
  • The New Deal

    The New Deal
    The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D.
  • End Of The Prohibition

    End Of The Prohibition
    The 21st amendment ends the prohibition
  • Longshoreman strike

    Longshoreman strike
    A West Coast longshoremen's strike, conducted with significant aid from the Communist Party, paralyzes shipping and trade in California, Oregon, and Washington.
  • The Second New Deal Begins

    The Second New Deal Begins
    The Works Progress Administration is established. It will employ 8 million workers over the next several years building things like roads, bridges, and airports.
  • Unemployment falls

    Unemployment falls
    Unemployment Falls to 16.9 percent.
  • Hoover dam finished

    Hoover dam finished
    The Hoover dam is finished creating massive amount of hydro electricity and causes the growth of the city of Las Vegas also makes California the largest food producer in the country
  • WW2

    WW2
    Nazi Germany Invades Poland in September of 1939 and WW2 officially begins