The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl

By haidenla

  • The Stock Market Crash

    The Stock market crashed and people started selling all their shares. business started going under and closing because no one had enough money.

  • The dust bowl

    The dust bowl was a disaster in the 1930s, it was a severe drought that led to dust storms happening. This caused lots and lots of damage to peoples farms. It caused people to go broke because they couldn't grow any food or make money. It also led to health issues because people would be breathing in the dust and it would make them sick.

  • severe droughts

    severe droughts had lots of impact on everyone's life. caused food shortages because no one could grow any food and there was water shortages. It then also caused health issues for people because everyone was breathing in dust constantly.

  • Austrian banking crisis

    This was a major collapse that caused a crisis during the Great Depression. The largest bank closed down due to bad loans and collapse on several industrial firms. This caused panic among lots of people. this crisis then quickly spread to other places like Europe and Germany.

  • The new deals

    This new deal expanded key things like the national housing act. It aimed to improve housing standards and make mortgages easy to get. The farm credit act also provided farmers with better credit. These acts helped people with unemployment and economic recovery.

  • Franklin D roosevelt is elected as president

    he became president during the Great depression. His election brought lots of promise to people that everything would get better. he had lots of new policies that had lots of impact on Americans lives. His programs aimed to provide relief to the unemployed and people who are recovering from the Great Depression and all the droughts. he also brought many changes in the federal government.

  • the social security act

    was a law that Franklin put into place. this provided monthly benefits to retired works for older people. it would also help people who lost their jobs and it wasn't their fault. it also provided help to families and kids who lost a parent or if someone had a disability.

  • The Indian reorganization act

    Was a piece in legislation in the US that aimed to reverse the policies and imposed on native American tribes and their rights. They tried to make their own goverment. The act helped to restore tribal lands that had been lost. it provided access to credit and resources for economic development.

  • The drought and dust storms

    The drought led to crop failures and soil erosion. farmers would take the topsoil away whcih made it easy for the wind to blow it all around. thousands of families had to leave their homes and look for somewhere that had better living conditions. the government provided emergency relief to farmers and families who were effected. it had a lasting impact on the Great pain regions and that whole nation.

  • world war ll

    The wars resulted in 50-85 million deaths. which made it the deadliest conflict in human history. millions of people were displaced from their homes due to the war and also forced migration. it also caused food shortages and unemployment and poverty. the war also had many mental impacts on people.