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Stock Market Crash
Sellers panicked and traded nearly 16 million shares and the industrial average fell to -12%, causeing the stock market to crash. -
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The Great Depression
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Dust Bowl
Drought that caused severe wind erosions and dust storms. -
Food Riots
Men and Women would break windows and steal food from the stores. -
Apple-sellers
Around 6,000 unemployed people crowded on New York street trying to sell apples for 5 cents apiece. -
Reconstruction
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was created to lend $2 billion to banks. -
Roosevelt is elected for his first term
Roosevelt is elected for his first term during the lowest points of the depression. -
Civil Works Administration is created
Roosevelt set up the Civil Works Administratiom to help unemployed workers get through the winter. -
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
Providing almost $5 billion for work relief for the unemployed. -
Photo documentary project of the Great Depression
Dorothea Lange was hired to take pictures during the Great depression to document. Her pictures are still known today because she captured the feelings of the people but showed how strong they were during it. -
Social Security Act is signed
The WPA was formed to employ 8.5 million on public work projects around the country. -
Roosevelt is re-elected
Roosevelt is re-elected for a second time with over 60% of the popular vote. -
Roosevlet is re-elected for the third time
Roosevelt was elected a third time with the promise to stay nuetral in the war with Hitler.
