Great Depression
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Updated: 24 Jan 2019
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Created byClaudia Domingo Gonzalez
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The Great Depression BeginsMarch 4, 1929: Herbert Hoover president of U.S.The stock market plunges. "Black Tuesday"Food riots begin to break out in parts of the United States.The First New Deal BeginsThe "First One Hundred Days" of Roosevelt.Over 15 new laws, Great DepressionPresident Roosevelt gives his first Fireside Chat.The Tennessee Valley AuthorityA huge dust storm envelops much of the Midwest. This day is called "Black Sunday."December 5, 1933.: Prohibition is repealed by the 21st Amendment.April 1, 1935: The Second New Deal BeginsAugust 14, 1935: The Social Security Act is signed into law.1938: Unemployment Rises to 19 percent.1939: World War II and the End of the Great Depression
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