Depression

The Great Depression 1928-1939

  • Hoover wins election!

    Hoover wins election!

    He became the president who didn't do really any good for the US.
  • the stock market crashes

    the stock market crashes

    The stock market crashing made stocks go down and everyone and everything went way way down. people became poor. main start to the great depression
  • dust bowl

    dust bowl

    largest drought in the US. many dust storms (large). Changed the united states forever
  • 8.02 million Americans became unemployed

    8.02 million Americans became unemployed

    This was a cause of the stock market crashing because jobs didn't have money which led to people getting laid off and then unemployment.
  • franklin became president

    franklin became president

    This led to a better US and the democrats took over (in a good way)
  • The 20th amendment

    The 20th amendment

    the president who was elected doesn't have power after january 20th at noon when he has served his term
  • turning point

    turning point

    unemployment decreased to 22% and many land and farms were destroyed.
  • social security act

    social security act

    provided benefits for elderly workers, victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, the blind, physically handicapped, and an aid for dependent mothers and children
  • roosevelt is reelected

    roosevelt is reelected

    he won the election by a lot making his re reelection the 4th largest electoral vote margin in American history and went on to serve a 3rd term.
  • labor unions begin sit-down strikes

    labor unions begin sit-down strikes

    used this to get attention brought to the problem without causing a big disruption to the company.
  • route 66 is completed

    route 66 is completed

    connected Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. first all-weather highway. more then 200 miles in-between Illinois and California.
  • Germany invaded Poland

    Germany invaded Poland

    the start of WW2 in Europe. Also the beginning of the Holocaust. Many people lost their lives during this unfortunate event.