The Great Depression By lexmargo 1929 The first Academy Awards are presented. 1929 The stock market crashes. 1930 Army officers led by Jose Uriburu seize control of the government of Argentina. 1930 More than 40% of the nation's banks fail. 1931 Jane Addams shares the Nobel Peace Prize. 1931 Japan Invades Manchuria. 1931 8.02 million Americans are unemployed. 1932 The Bonus Army arrives in Washington D.C. 1932 Franklin Roosevelt is elected president. 1933 Adolf Hitler takes power in Germany. 1933 The 21st Amendment ends Prohibition. 1933 Japan withdraws from the League of Nations.