The Great Depression

  • Bank Failures

    Bank Failures

    The stock market crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a sudden and steep decline in stock prices in late October 1929, beginning on Black Thursday.
  • the Stock market crash

    the Stock market crash

    The stock market crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a sudden and steep decline in stock prices in late October 1929.
  • Herbert Hoover's Presidency

    Herbert Hoover's Presidency

    Herbert Hoover's tenure as the 31st president of the United States began on his inauguration on March 4, 1929, and ended on March 4, 1933. Hoover, a Republican, took office after a landslide victory in the 1928.
  • Smoot Hawley Tariff

    Smoot Hawley Tariff

    The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, signed into law in June 1930 by President Herbert Hoover, significantly raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to protect American farmers and industries
  • Dust bowl

    Dust bowl

    The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms on the American Great Plains from 1930 to 1936, caused by a combination of severe drought.
  • Hoovervilles

    Hoovervilles

    The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms on the American Great Plains from 1930 to 1936, caused by a combination of severe drought and unsustainable farming practices.
  • Scottsboro Boys Case

    Scottsboro Boys Case

    The Scottsboro Boys case involved nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931.
  • Bonus Army

    Bonus Army

    The Bonus Army was a protest in Washington, D.C., in 1932, where thousands of World War I veterans and their families marched to demand the early payment of a bonus they were promised for their service.
  • Roosevelts presidency

    Roosevelts presidency

    He created numerous programs to provide relief to the unemployed and farmers while seeking economic recovery with the National Recovery Administration and other programs.
  • Bank Holiday

    Bank Holiday

    The bank holiday most commonly refers to the National Bank Holiday in the United States in 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt closed all banks to prevent runs on banks and restore confidence.
  • First Fire Side Chat

    First Fire Side Chat

    The purpose of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chats was to directly communicate with and inform the American public, build trust and confidence in his leadership, explain complex issues in simple terms.
  • National Housing Act of 1934

    National Housing Act of 1934

    The Scottsboro Boys case involved nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931.
  • FDIC creation

    FDIC creation

    The FDIC was created by the Banking Act of 1933 and signed into law on June 16, 1933, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its establishment was a direct response to the Great Depression.
  • Indian Reorganization Act

    Indian Reorganization Act

    The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act or the Indian New Deal, was U.S. federal legislation that aimed to increase Native American self-governance.
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    Gave pensions to the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid to the disabled Showed a permanent shift government took responsibility for citizens economic well being.
  • Roosevelt's Black Cabinet

    Roosevelt's Black Cabinet

    The reason for Franklin D. Roosevelt's Black Cabinet was to advise the President on the needs of African Americans and to advocate for greater inclusion and equitable distribution of New Deal programs.