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The Great Depression 1929-1939
The Great Depression was a severe
recession and took place from 1929 - 1939.
First, the economy started to collapse
in the United States, but soon it affected the entire world.
Unemployment was the word of the day.
Herbert Hoover, who was US
president from 1929 - 1933, and
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, who was US president from 1933 - 1945, had
their hands full.
The opening chapter of the Great
Depression is generally referred to as the
Stock Market Crash of
1929, or the Great Crash.
Especially bad was October 24, 1929,
also called Black Thursday.
And October 28, 1929, also called
Black Monday.
And October 29, 1929, also called
Black Tuesday.
Black Friday, however, usually refers to September 24, 1869, the
day when Jay Gould and
James Fisk tried to monkey with
the gold market, which severely backfired.
Go here for more about
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression.
See also
American Timeline
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