A Long Way From Chicago and the Great Depression

ww 1 ended

Nov 11, 1918

A Long Way From Chicago

Period: Nov 11, 1918 to Sep 2, 1945

roaring twenties

Jan 1, 1920

economy flourished
people invested in stocks
bought on credit
time of big bands
prohibition
gangsters (al copone)

Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground

Jul 1, 1929

jessie james
alcapone
bugs moran
home made beer
valentines day masacare
hup mobile
tramp

stock marketcrashes/great depression begins

Oct 29, 1929

stock market crashed
black tuesday
valentines day masacare

economy slows

Jan 1, 1930

banks failed
people lost homes/jobs
breadlines
hooverville
hoboes
drought began in great plans
golden age of radio

The Mouse In The Milk

Jul 1, 1930

milk man
privy
horse/wagon
hoover
charles lindbergh
coolidge
house wakes

frieght car migrants

Jan 1, 1931

A One Woman Crime Wave

Jul 14, 1931

drifters/hoboes
bootlelgging

A Day Of Judgement

Jul 1, 1932

biplane
banks
hupmobile
charles lindbergh
barnstormers

fdr elected

Nov 1, 1932

the new deal jobs corp
prohibition ends
"happy days are here again"

new deal/public works project

Mar 1, 1933

fdr elected
"the new deal"
job corps
prohibition ends
"happy days are here again"

The Phantom Brakeman

Jul 1, 1933

fdr
nehi soda
shirley temple

dust bowl

Jan 1, 1934

Things With Wings

Jul 1, 1934

John Dillinger
day old bread
dracula movie
hudson motor company
terraplne

Centenial Summer

Jul 1, 1935

big bands
ballroom dancing
victrola

fdr reelected to 2nd term

Nov 1, 1936

usa enters wwII/great depression ends

Dec 7, 1941

The Troop Train

Jul 1, 1942

wwII ends
troop trains
telegrams

wwII ends

Sep 2, 1945

war ends
allies win
trooops came home
baby boom of 50s begin