Great Depression & New Deal Timeline Answer Sheet

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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Prohibition is repealed by the 21st Amendment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.


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