The Dust Bowl By tsharp Oct 24, 1929 Stock Market Crashes on Wall Street (Beginning of Great Depression) Jul 4, 1931 The Drough Begins Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany Mar 4, 1933 FDR Launches the New Deal Aug 14, 1935 Social Security Act is signed Sep 1, 1939 World War II begins Dec 29, 1939 The Dust Bowl ends Nov 5, 1940 FDR is elected for a 3rd term of Presidency Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941 United States enters WWII