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Herbert Hoover became president of the U.S. He gained a bad reputation as The Great Depression began.
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The Stock Market Crashed, causing many people financial problems.
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After the stock market crashed, Sideways Trading took off.
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After the Stock Market Crash, over 1.5 million people were unemployed leaving Americans without a way to provide for their families. Also, the method of farming used at this time kicked up so much dust that there were massive dust storms and much ecological damage.
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Taxes were raised on over 900 different imports when Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, making living for Americans even harder.
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Theodore Roosevelt begins his time in office and accepts 15 different laws to try and end the Great Depression.
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The Gold Reserve Act doubles the prices of gold and bans private ownership. Unemployment is higher than ever in the U.S. and debt grew to over 27 billion dollars.
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People began signing a petitions to end the Great Depression and the Rural Electrification Act made it so farmers could finally generate their own electricity
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Roosevelt was reelected for his second term. Over 1,500 people began dying from heat waves and even more died from drowning while trying to stay cool. Unemployment was on a decline and families started having jobs again. 1936 was also the year that the Dust Bowl ended, as the government convinced farmers to use newer, more eco-friendly farming methods.
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In 1941, The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour and the U.S. entered the war. The U.S. also ends its depression.