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16 million shares were trading on one day called black Tuesday and billions of dollars were lost
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President Hoover signed this Act to provide financial aid to state and local governments as well as backs and construction
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This Act raised US tax rates across the board with close to a 40% increase in some areas
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War veterans marched on Washington seeking early bonus payments from 1945
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Roosevelt takes office with the goal of getting the US out of the Great Depression
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President Roosevelt proclaims all banking transactions suspended in order to get the banks back on their feet
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The Social Security Act is put into place to provide old-age benefits for the general population
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Autoworkers in Flint, Michigan occupy the General Motors Plant to establish a more fair system and pay for their work
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The Selective Training and Service Act required all men 21-35 be drafted for precaution
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Executive Order 8802 bans discrimination in defense hiring and creates the Fair Employment Practices Commision which helped African-Americans obtain equal military jobs
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Japanese pilots attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, fully pushing the US into World War II
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Germany declared war on the US the day after the US declared war on Japan, Germany's ally. This brought the United States into the European fighting and officailly made it a World War
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All persons of Japanese descent were explelled from the west coast, many to internment camps under Executive Order 9066
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US General Edward King Jr. surrenders his 75,000 troops at Bataan, many of which were forced to participate in the Bataan Death March. This is considered the largest American surrender in history
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Riots against Mexicans in Los Angeles took place due to whites' fear of miinorities
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Also known as D-Day, many Allied powers invaded Normandy and defeated Germany in what sparked the downfall of the Axis powers
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Servicemen's Readjustment Act is put into place to give benefits to returning WWI veterans and prevent widespread unemployment
