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Mount Rushmore
The monument was created to respect the people who formed america to be what it is today. Roosevelt made the production of the carvings a public project to help bring employment back -
High Unemployment Rate
Unemployment lowers to 3.2% for the year -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crash was ultimately the cause of "The Great Depression". The cause was the easy credit which means people purchased too many items with credit and they weren't able to pay off the debt. This issues causes poverty to spread -
Radio for all
The radio had an upgrade and was now able to pick-up signal from coast to coast; allowing rural cities/ towns to be able to listen to the news, world events and entertainment. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl affected the Great Planes and merged to the east coast.This environmental disaster was caused by three things: 1.Farming- the act of over farming loosened the top soil
2. Drought- the topsoil was dried due to the lack of water and became dust
3. Wind from Canada
This put millions of farmers out of business and were loosing approximately $25 million every day. This caused people to migrate out of the great planes but poverty went with them. 2/3 of the population stayed. -
The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was a public project that converted the force of the Colorado River to electricity and produced energy and water for the southwest. This helped the large unemployment rate by hiring 5,00 men -
Roosevelt Elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the election against Herbert Hoover -
The New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs, public projects and financial reforms to put an end to the high unemployment rate during the great depression. -
Losing Banks
There were 28 states without banks due to the crash -
Roosevelt Inauguration
Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States of America. -
World War 2 begins
The fight against Nazi Germany began with their dictator named Adolf Hitler who's ideology consisted of purification of the world. The U.S didn't declare war until 1940 -
Joe Lewis Vs. Max Schmeling
Joe Lewis is an African-American boxer who fought against Max Schmeling a German boxer (He was the winner of the heavyweight title in 1936). This symbolizes democracy Vs.dictator, it was also a big deal for African-Americans because the face of America was minority. Joe Lewis won the mach in 124 seconds.
