The Great Deepresh

By FlipFlompersand

  • The start of something new

    The start of the Great Depression is usually said to be the stock market crash of '29 known as Black Tuesday. Every stockholder began selling off stocks rapidly and caused a major crash.
  • Food Riots

    Food Riots

    FoodWell, food riots started. in Minneapolis men and women broke windows of markets and stole some food out of it.
  • The Ford Strike

    The Ford Strike

    Three thousand unemployed workers march on the Ford Motor Company's plant in River Rouge, Michigan. Dearborn police and Ford's company guards attack the workers, killing four and injuring many more.

  • Roosevelt inaugurated

    Roosevelt is inaugurated, and starts work on reforms
  • SES established

    SES established

    The Soil erosion Services is enacted. This was made necessary by the dust bowl, which is in full swing now.

  • UNCONSTITUTIONAL I SAY

    The Supreme Court declares the National Labor Relations Board to be unconstitutional.

  • The begining of the end

    The US begins to climb out of the depression due to its borrowing and spending of ove $1 billion after the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.