Ind a timeline that includes an explanation of the following terms: 1. stock market crash 2. herbert hoover 3. the dust bowl 4. bread lines 5. oakies 6. foreign laborers 7. shanty towns 8. bank runs 9. franklin d. roosevelt 10. emergency banking act 11. the civilian conservation corp (ccc) 12. the national recovery administration (nra) 13. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) 14. civil works administration (cwa)

Stock Market Crash 1929-

Known as black tuesday, on October 29, 1929, stock prices completley collapsed, and billions of dollars were lost. Because of this devastating crash, it guided America into the great depression.

Herbert Hoover 1929-

Herbert Hoover was the president of the United States when the great depression hit. He was largley blamed, as banks and businesses spiraled down in the U.S, and unemployment rose 20% in three years. He tried to relieve the economy, however, his belief was that a limited role of government was a threat to capitalism, and as a result of this, he vetoed many bills that would have given Americans the safety they needed.

The Dust Bowl 1930s-

The Dust Bowl, which lasted the whole length of the 30s, was a time when the southern plains of the United States suffered severe drought and dust storms. Many people and livestock were killed, and caused a large amount of farmers to move in search for better jobs, since their industry was killed.

Bread Lines 1930s-

During the great depression in the 1930s, thousands of people were unemployed and didnt have any money or resources to get food for themselves and their families. Charities churches and missions carried out charities for these affected people to get free food, hence, creating the bread line for people to wait in line to get somethine to eat.

Oakies 1930s-

Oakies were a group of refugees who fled the southern plains to california in search for a better life. Because of the extreme cause of the dust bowl, residents of the south plains lost everything, such as their businesses. Since they couldnt afford anything, they migrated to the west in escape of this drought.

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