The Great Depression By J~P Period: Jan 1, 1925 to Jan 1, 1945 main dates of the Great Depression Oct 29, 1929 stock Market Crashed (Black Tuesday) Jan 1, 1930 Severe drought and dustball conditions ruin farmers land Jan 1, 1931 Food Riots broke out and foriegn workers were deported Oct 1, 1932 Stocks reach their lowest point Jan 1, 1933 More than 11,000 of USA's 25,000 banks close Jun 1, 1933 Unemployment reaches 25% Jan 1, 1935 The Work Project Administrator (WPA) employes 8.5 million people on public projects Apr 1, 1938 Franklin D. Roosevelt asks congress for an addition $3.75 billion to stimulate the economy Jan 1, 1941 Preparations of WWII simulated the American economy and broght an end to the Great Depression
