The Great depression

By ingok11

  • The Great Depression

    -Longest lasting economical downturn in history
    -Began soon after stock market crash
    - 1 January 1933 American unemployment
    By this time close to 15 million Americans were
    unemployed and half of the country's banks
    failed.
    - Economic downturn would not end until WW2

  • The Great Depression

    -Stock Market Crash
    -Everyone sold their stocks and no one bought
    -12.9 million shares were traded away (Black Thursday)
    -another 16 million shares are traded away (Black Tuesday)
    because of this panic swept wall street

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt won an overwhelming victory against President Hoovert
    -Everyone hated Hoovert