The Great Depression

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    The Stock Market crashed and The Great Depression began.
  • Reconstruction finance corporation

    Reconstruction finance corporation

    The corporation tried to loan money to banks and railroads to keep them running
  • 100,000 US banks have failed

    100,000 US banks have failed

    Banks are failing because everyone is trying to draw out there money before its gone.
  • The New Deal

    The New Deal

    The new deal began, a new set of laws coming into place from president Roosevelt that helped the economy
  • FDR takes US off of Gold Standard

    FDR takes US off of Gold Standard

    The US stops using the gold standard money backing system.
  • Longshoremen Strike

    Longshoremen Strike

    A large strike restricts trade on the West coast. The strike ended in a victory for the Longshormen's Union.
  • Oklahoma Dust Bowl

    Oklahoma Dust Bowl

    The dust Bowl started in 1934 and ended in 1940.
  • Babe Ruth final Home Run

    Babe Ruth final Home Run

    Babe Ruth hit the final home run of his career as a member of the Boston Braves.
  • Agricultural Adjustment act passed

    Agricultural Adjustment act passed

    Established minimium wage and maximium work week.
  • World War two begins

    World War two begins

    The second world war started
  • First televised football game

    First televised football game

    First televised football game was played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philidelphia Eagles
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to third term

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to third term

    FDR defeated Wendell Willkie to be the only US president elected for three terms.