Great Depression & New Deal Timeline Answer Sheet
July 28, 1932 Bonus Army
The Bonus Army of U.S. veterans march on Washington and demand their bonus pay. The US Army removes them by force.
March 9, 1933 Emergency Banking Act
The Emergency Banking Act becomes law
April 11, 1931
The Empire State Building is completed
May 12, 1933 More Acts
The Federal Emergency Relief Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act are passed
June 28 Federal Housing
The Federal Housing Administration established and he National Housing Act is passed
April 14, 1939 John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is published, telling the story of a migrant family during the Great Depression
1935 2nd "New Deal"
The Second New Deal Begins
June 1930 Banks begin to fail
The Smoot-Hayley Tariff is passed, which contributed to the Great Depression
August 14, 1935 Social Security
The Social Security Act is passed
May 24, 1935 Social Security
The Supreme Court rules that the Social Security Act is constitutional
April 8, 1935 Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration is established to build roads, bridges, and airports
April 14, 1935 "Black Sunday"
A dust storm takes over Midwest. This day is called "Black Sunday"
MAy 27, 1933 FSA
Federal Securities Act establishes rules and regulations for the stock market
November 8, 1932 President Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president
January 20, 1937 More FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated to his second term as president
March 4th 1929 Hoover
Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president of the United States
February 1933 Long
Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana, starts his "Share Our Wealth" movement
March 12, 1933 Fireside Chat
President Roosevelt gives his first fireside chat where he outlines the new Banking laws
July 2, 1932 Speech
Presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt makes his "New Deal" speech
December 5, 1933 Prohibition No More
Prohibition is repealed by the 21st Amendment
March 5, 1933 Bank Break
Roosevelt calls for a "bank holiday" where all banks are closed.
June 16, 1933 NIRA, FCA, BA, PWA
THe National Industrial Recovery Act, the Farm Credit Act, and the banking Act of 1933 are all passed. The Public Works Administration (PWA) is established.
June 6 SEC
THe SEC is established to regulate the stock market
May 18, 1933 TVA
THe Tennessee Valley Act is established to build dams on the Tennessee River
March 4, 1933: The First New Deal Begins
The "First One Hundred Days" of Roosevelt's presidency begins. Over 15 new laws are passed to counteract the Great Depression
Oct 29, 1929 Black Tuesday
The stock market crash, known as "Black Tuesday"
September 1, 1939: World War II and the End of the Great Depression
World War II begins when Germany invades Poland, which leads the US into the war and ends the Great Depression through war production.
