O
verproduction, over-speculation, and isolationist policies caused the greatest economic depression in United States history. Beginning with the stock market crash, America awoke from the prosperous twenties and faced a bleak decade of hopelessness and poverty. The Depression resulted in the emergence of Franklin D. Roosevelt, a leader who would bring America a New Deal and lead her through World War II. The 1930s was a time of despair, yet the decade brought forth a stronger, more committed United States of America.
Timeline
Other: New Deal begins
Washington, DC
Other: New Deal begins
Mar 1933
Other: Dust Bowl
Kansas
Other: Dust Bowl
1930
Other: Stock Market Crashes, Black Tuesday
Oct 29, 1929
Other: Stock Market Crashes, Black Tuesday
New York, New York
Other: Dust Bowl
Oklahoma
Other: By now Stockholders had lost $40 billion dollars
Dec 1940
Other: Dust Bowl
Nebraska
Other: Depression ends, WWII begins
Sep 1, 1939
Other: Highest unemployment rate of 25%
1933
Unemployment Rates: Average
Around 15%
Unemployment Rates: Highest
In 1933 it topped 25%
Event
The Great Depression
Other: 16,410,030
Number of shares of stock sold on Black Tuesday
Other: Number of Banks that closed
Over 5,000
To
1939
From
Oct 29, 1929
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