The Great Depression

By ya_girl_alli
  • Wall Street Crash

    Wall Street Crash

    American stock market crashed
  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    Raised tariffs on imported agricultural goods
  • Empire State Building

    Empire State Building

    Empire State Building is completed
  • Bank Failure

    Bank Failure

    NY's Bank of the United States collapses and $20million deposits disappear
  • Germany out of Depression

    Germany out of Depression

    Germany finally recovers from the Depression
  • Hitler

    Hitler

    Hitler comes into power by gaining the trust of people for turning their economic situation around
  • Roosevelt Elected

    Roosevelt Elected

    Won against Hoover
  • Radio Broadcast

    Radio Broadcast

    Charles Coughlin- "Radio Priest" broadcasts to 30-45 million listeners
  • Unemployment

    Unemployment

    approximated 25% unemployment rate
  • Bank Holiday

    Bank Holiday

    Roosevelt closes all banks, phrasing it as a "bank holiday"
  • Roosevelt Reelected

    Roosevelt Reelected

    Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection against Hoover
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    Congress rules the Social Security Act is constitutional