Major Events during the Great Depression

  • Hoover becomes President

    Hoover becomes President

    Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the U.S. towards the beginning of the Great Depression.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

    On October 29th, 1929, the stock market took a complete plummet and left many with no way to get their money back from banks.It is known as Black Tuesday.
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl was a major event from 1930 to about 1936. This event lasted a while and impacted the economy and many people's life in a devastating way.
  • New Deal is enacted

    New Deal is enacted

    The New Deal was implemented to help reform the confidence of the U.S. people.
  • FDR becomes President

    FDR becomes President

    Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States.
  • Emergency Banking Act

    Emergency Banking Act

    On March 9, 1933, only a few days into Roosevelt's presidency, congress passed the Emergency Banking Act.
  • 21st amendment

    21st amendment

    The 21st amendment was introduced and ratified the 18th amendment.
  • Second New Deal

    Second New Deal

    In 1935, the Second New Deal was passed in order to further fix problems and issues that the original New Deal did not.

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