The Age Of The Depression - 1120 Words

Many people think of the 1930s as â€Å"The Age of the Depression†. Two main events happened that cause this thought to pop into their heads. These two main events were the Great Depression and The Dust Bowl. In 1929 the stock market had crashed which led to a higher unemployment rate and a lower income, this was called the Great Depression. A couple of years before World War I The Great Plains had been plowed then a horrible drought hit the areas that were plowed. The dry dust would blow around the plains for about eight years. This caused plants to die which meant farmers would not have an income, farm animals that lived in those areas to suffocate from the dust, and food would be hard to eat because dust would also get into people’s houses†¦show more content†¦Some of these world leaders were Hitler (1889-1945), Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) and Marcus Garvey (1887-1940).Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, punished Germany after they lost in World War I. He beli eved that germans were pure aryan people. Mohandas Gandhi, leader of the Independence Movement in Britain, was born October 2nd, 1869 and died on January 30th, 1948. He was known for his nonviolent approach to oppression. Marcus Garvey, Jamaican political leader, was born August 17, 1887 and died on June 10th,1940. He was known for telling african american people to be proud of their race and to return to Africa. Some of the major events that happened in the 1930s were The Great Depression, The Great Depression and The Hindenburg Disaster. The Great Depression which was caused by the crash of the stock market which happened on October 20th, 1929 and lasted till the late 1930s led to higher unemployment and lower income rate. World War II, Hitler invaded Poland trying to seek lost territory, which started the war on September 1st 1939 and ended September 2nd 1954. The Dust Bowl dust storms that happened in the plains affected agriculture in the USA and Canada. It started around the beginning of the 30s and lasted till the ending of the 30s. Finally, Hindenburg Disaster, happened on May 6th, 1937 at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States.