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"The Great Crash" marked the starting point of the Great Depression. Taking place on Black Tuesday, share prices from the New York Stock Exchange suddenly collapsed.
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A period of dust, wind, and drought in the West during the 1930's causing crops and property to waste away.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1932, marking the beginning of change in federal involvement, unemployment, and economic status across the United States.
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WWII Veterans gathered in D.C. to march and gain cash compensation for their service.
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The Emergency Banking Act was passed to eliminate the national bank crisis that had worsened the Great Depression.
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World War II begins, marking the end of economic crisis in the United States.
