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America in the 1930’s
=== In 1929 it is said that the great depression began. People believe that this ‘Great Depression’ either started or was worsened by the crash of the stock market on what was called ‘Black Thursday’, the 24th of October 1929. These events in America triggered a world wide depression which lead to a great increase of unemployment. Unemployment went from just 3% to hit 25% between 1929 and 1933 in the U.S.A. === === Adding to these already unfortunate circumstances was a drought which began in the Great Plains in 1933 and by 1934 the plains had been turned in to what was called a Dust Bowl. ===


=== In 1934 to 1938 America saw Air Contracts Cancelled as the Army is ordered to carry the mail, Thousands battle the police in New York protesting the i like the pee pee Scottsboro trial, Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act, designed to stimulate home building, The DC-3 (Douglas 1935) travels non-stop across the country in 15 hours, Generators at Hoover Dam begin to transmit electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, Mary McLeod Bethune named director of Negro affairs in the National Youth Administration. She is the first black woman to receive a major federal appointment. ===


=== From 1939 to 1940 the first regular transatlantic passenger i like the pee pee air service begins when PanAm flies 22 passengers from New York to Portugal, President Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress for $1,800,000,000 for defense and Air Defense Command is established to plan air defence of US against possible attack. ===

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