What Franklin D. Roosevelt did to help The Great Depression
Roosevelt took office in 1933
Introduced the "New Deal"
April 14, 1935
Herman Goertzen
He has lived his whole life on farms near Henderson, Nebraska, eventually owning his own farm. He was one of the first farmers to use groundwater irrigation in the state.
The End
Historians point to the fall of 1939 as the end of the Dust Bowl
The Beginning of The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression in the 1930s that lasted until 1939
October 29, 1929
The Beginning of The Dust Bowl
About 1931
The Dust Bowl happened in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern Colorado. The Dust Bowl began around 1931, and lasted till 1939.
What Is Black Tuesday?
- October …show more content…
It was the Monday after the "Black Tuesday"
Herman Goertzen remembers chickens going to roost in the middle of the day because the dust storm made it so dark the chickens thought it was night.
"Well, enough to make the chickens go to roost. I remember one particular one. It was in the Sutton area. It was like a black wall that went over that area, south of us, there. It went through, and it was just like shutting a barn door. It was that dark, that black, and then it eventually came to our area."
1932
14 storms dust storms are reported this year.
38 more storms were reported next year
Black Sunday. The worst "black blizzard" of the Dust Bowl occurs, causing extensive damage.
May 30, 1937
"Memorial Day Massacre."
At Republic Steel's South Chicago plant, workers and their families try to combine a picnic with a rally. Ten people are killed and a dozen more are
Roosevelt took office in 1933
Introduced the "New Deal"
April 14, 1935
Herman Goertzen
He has lived his whole life on farms near Henderson, Nebraska, eventually owning his own farm. He was one of the first farmers to use groundwater irrigation in the state.
The End
Historians point to the fall of 1939 as the end of the Dust Bowl
The Beginning of The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression in the 1930s that lasted until 1939
October 29, 1929
The Beginning of The Dust Bowl
About 1931
The Dust Bowl happened in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern Colorado. The Dust Bowl began around 1931, and lasted till 1939.
What Is Black Tuesday?
- October …show more content…
It was the Monday after the "Black Tuesday"
Herman Goertzen remembers chickens going to roost in the middle of the day because the dust storm made it so dark the chickens thought it was night.
"Well, enough to make the chickens go to roost. I remember one particular one. It was in the Sutton area. It was like a black wall that went over that area, south of us, there. It went through, and it was just like shutting a barn door. It was that dark, that black, and then it eventually came to our area."
1932
14 storms dust storms are reported this year.
38 more storms were reported next year
Black Sunday. The worst "black blizzard" of the Dust Bowl occurs, causing extensive damage.
May 30, 1937
"Memorial Day Massacre."
At Republic Steel's South Chicago plant, workers and their families try to combine a picnic with a rally. Ten people are killed and a dozen more are