The Great Depression By 126815 Oct 29, 1929 Stock market crash May 1, 1930 Automobile sales declining Jun 1, 1931 Depression begins to affect France Jan 1, 1932 The creation of reconstruction finance corporation Jan 1, 1933 Economy reaches rock-bottom Jan 1, 1934 Securities exchange act Jan 1, 1935 Banking act of 1935 Jan 1, 1936 Recovering of the economy Jan 1, 1937 Decrease in spending and increase in taxtation Jan 1, 1938 Power farming takes over western dry cotton areas Jan 1, 1939 World War 2 ended unemployment Jan 1, 1940 Great depression ends
