Herbert Hoover Timeline

 

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Herbert Hoover Presidency Timeline
Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States who served in office from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933. What were the key events during his presidency? The Herbert Hoover Presidency Timeline provides a fast, but detailed, overview of the important issues and key events with a brief explanation of each of the important events and the dates on which they occurred.

Herbert Hoover Presidency Timeline
Herbert Hoover Timeline covers the history, important accomplishments and key issues of his presidency from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933 that included:

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 leading to a important recession
The Bonus Army March
The President faced allegations of corruption

Herbert Hoover Presidency Timeline
The following fact file format provides a fast overview of the Herbert Hoover Presidency with a History Timeline of the important events and accomplishments of his presidency. Herbert Hoover Presidency Timeline details the sequence of key historical events and accomplishments arranged in chronological order that had a significant impact on the history of the United States of America.

Herbert Hoover Timeline: Presidential Timeline of Important Events
1929His inauguration as 31st President of the United States
1929The Stock Market Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday and the Wall Street Crash, began in late October 1929 following a boom on the stock market which enticed many ordinary Americans to invest their entire savings in stocks and shares. Billions of dollars were lost in a single day and had dire consequences on the nation, stock market didn't return to pre-depression levels until 1954.
1929The Great Depression followed the Wall Street Crash when the average income of the American family dropped by 40 percent from 1929 to 1932. It was a time of most terrible hardship when more than 10,000,000 Americans were unemployed
1930June: The Hawley-Smoot Tariff raised US tariffs to historically high levels and provoked a storm of foreign retaliatory measures which did not help during the Great Depression
1932June: The Bonus Army March: As a result of the Great Depression bread riots and shantytowns grew in number and Americans criticised the President for his perceived lack of action. In 1924, Congress had voted to give a bonus to World War I veterans - $1.25 for each day served overseas, $1.00 for each day served in the States to be paid in 1945. Over 15,000 WW1 veterans marched on the 'Bonus Army March' to demand payment when they needed it the most
1932July: The veterans camped on government property and President Hoover ordered the army to clear out the veterans, their camp was set ablaze and tear gas was released under the command of General Douglas MacArthur
1933The Lame Duck Amendment (20th amendment) was ratified reducing the amount of time between election day and the beginning of Presidential, Vice Presidential and Congressional terms.
 

Hoover tried to combat the Great Depression with government projects such as the Hoover Dam, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, and increasing corporate taxes and the top tax rates from 25% to 63%. The public blamed their problems on the President who was not re-elected
1933His presidency and term in office ends. The next US President was Franklin D. Roosevelt
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