The Great Depression

By armstrong_03
  • The Great Depression begins

    The Great Depression begins

    Hebert Hoover becomes the president of the United States. The stock market reaches its peak in September then crashes into the month of October.
  • The Banks start to fail

    The Banks start to fail

    The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is passed. Many say this act was the lead to the Great Depression.
  • Unemployment Rises

    Unemployment Rises

    Bonus Army of the U.S. veterans march on Washington and demand their bonus pay.
  • First New Deal Begins

    First New Deal Begins

    Emergency Banking Act becomes a law.
  • First New Deal Begins Pt. 2

    First New Deal Begins Pt. 2

    Federal Securities Act establishes rules and regulations for the stock market.
  • More Laws are Passed

    More Laws are Passed

    The SEC is established to regulate the Stock Market.
  • More Laws Passed Pt. 2

    More Laws Passed Pt. 2

    Federal Housing Administration is established by the passing of the National Housing Act.
  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

    A huge dust storm envelops much of the Midwest. This day is called "Black Sunday."
  • The 2nd New Deal begins

    The 2nd New Deal begins

    The Works Progress Administration is established. It will employ 8 million workers over the next several years building things like roads, bridges, and airports. The Social Security Act is signed into law.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    The Supreme Court says that the Social Security Act is constitutional.
  • The end of the Great Depression

    The end of the Great Depression

    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is published. It tells the story of the hardships of a migrant farming family during the Great Depression.
  • WW2 Starts

    WW2 Starts

    WW2 begins when Germany invades Poland.