When the Great Depression hit in the 1930s there were no easily available jobs in the US and Canada and emigration fell to less than 50, 000 a year, bringing to an end the period of mass migrations that had opened in the mid-18th century.

When the Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than eight months after he took office, Hoover tried to combat the ensuing Great Depression with volunteer efforts, public works projects such as the Hoover Dam, tariffs such as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, an increase in the top tax bracket from 25 % to 63 %, and increases in corporate taxes.

When the Americans left in 1933 as a result of Sandino's guerrilla war and the Great Depression, they set up the Guardia Nacional ( National Guard ), a combined military and police force trained and equipped by the Americans, designed to be loyal to U. S. interests.

When the Great Depression hit, Warner asked for and got permission to merge the two studios.

" When he was in his mid 20s, during the " Depression " years 1934 to 1936, he had been a member of the American Communist Party in New York, for a year and a half.

When his job at the post office was eliminated by Hoover's policies of the Great Depression, he was forced to go on relief in 1931.

When the couple returned to live in Australia, they renovated a farmhouse in Baxter, Mulberry Hill, and lived there until the Great Depression forced them to take up humble lodgings in Bacchus Marsh, renting out their home until the economic situation improved.

When farm prices fell after World War I and during the Great Depression, people looked elsewhere for employment.

When the Great Depression struck, McCormick's debts mounted and the project collapsed.

When Gordie was nine days old, the Howes moved to Saskatoon, where his father worked as a labourer during the Depression.

When the Great Depression of the 1930s started, Andrews was hit hard, with population down by 700 when Seaboard scaled back its operations.

When the Great Depression fully hit in the early 1930s, A's owner Connie Mack was unable to pay the salaries of his highly paid stars, and was obliged to sell off a number of them.

When Vitaphone was abandoned in favor of sound-on-film systems — and record industry sales plummeted due to the Great Depression -- Warners leased the entire Brunswick record operation to the American Record Corporation ( ARC ) in December 1931.

When opened, during the worst year of the Great Depression, the bridge was known simply as the Grey Street Bridge.

When the first issue of Life magazine appeared on the newsstands, the U. S. was in the midst of the Great Depression and the world was headed toward war.

When the Great Depression hit, president Roosevelt ’ s New Deal created several public arts programs.

When Reid took office, Alberta was experiencing the Great Depression.

When the Great Depression struck, all three children sought work to assist the family.

When the Great Depression hits the family falls on very hard times.

When the Great Depression dried up architectural work in the United States, Bonestell went to England, where he rendered architectural subjects for the Illustrated London News.

When the Great Depression hit, many of these musicians moved to cities like Houston and Galveston, where they created a style known as Texas blues.

When Highlander was founded in 1932, the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression.

When the Great Depression drastically reduced the luxury car market, the Marmon Car Company joined forces with Colonel Arthur Herrington, an ex-military engineer involved in the design of all-wheel drive vehicles.

When the Great Depression hit in 1929, William allowed tenants to stay whether or not they could pay the rent, quickly draining his own funds, and at a time when the family's substantial W. & J. Sloane stock was not paying dividends.

When the husband drops the case and returns to his wife, both seem sorry they brought the matter up in the first place.

When a fisherman brought her up in his arms, still, small, as if she were a child asleep, I began to shudder with a terrible excitement, almost triumphant, that I still cannot account for.

When individuals repent and believe in Christ ( saving faith ), they are regenerated and brought into union with Christ, whereby the death and righteousness of Christ are imputed to them for their justification before God.

When his eldest daughters died of consumption in 1825, Maria on 6 May and Elizabeth on 15 June, Charlotte and Emily were immediately brought home.

When brought to the screen in 1964, the movie version would win eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rex Harrison.

When Catherine of Aragon travelled to London she brought a group of her African attendants with her, including one identified as the trumpeter John Blanke.

When the Industrial Revolution arrived, many changes occurred that brought about the food today in its modern form.

When Aran died, Asmund brought his own possessions into the barrow: banners, armor, hawk, hound, and horse.

When the news of the victory is brought to David, he does not rejoice, but is instead shaken with grief: " O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!

When their conduct proved unsatisfactory, they were almost invariably brought to trial and exiled or executed, and their property was confiscated.

When Kaye went for his first written pilot's exam, he brought a liverwurst sandwich in case he was there for hours.

When brought to a boil, the steam produced in the lower pot transfers heat to the upper pot.

When Eleanor declared her intention to stand with Raymond and the Aquitaine forces, Louis had her brought out by force.

When Heracles brought back the man-eating Mares of Diomedes successfully, Eurystheus dedicated the horses to Hera and allowed them to roam freely in the Argolid.

When a system, for example, n moles of a gas of volume V at pressure p and temperature T, is created or brought to its present state from absolute zero, energy must be supplied equal to its internal energy U plus pV, where pV is the work done in pushing against the ambient ( atmospheric ) pressure.

When two miscible liquids are brought into contact, and diffusion takes place, the macroscopic ( or average ) concentration

When the Franks invaded the Roman territories ( from the end of the 4th century and well into the 5th century ) they brought their language with them and Celtic and Latin were replaced by Old Dutch.

When regent, during the lifetime of his father, the difficulties arising from conflicting interests and the large demands on his powers had often brought the young prince to the verge of despair.

When Ike says, " I want my mommy ," he expresses a want satisfied only if he is brought to his mommy.

When the house of Israel consumed all the grain that they brought from Egypt, Israel told his sons to go back and buy more.

When Joseph came to visit his father, he brought with him his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.

When the elections following the introduction of provincial autonomy ( under the government of India act 1935 ) brought the Congress party to power in a majority of the provinces, Nehru's popularity and power was unmatched.

When, in 1967, after his death at the age of 91, Germans were asked what they admired most about Adenauer, the majority responded that he had brought home the last German prisoners of war from the USSR, which had become known as the " Return of the 10, 000 ".

When Soliah was eventually brought to trial years later, the evidence against her was not considered by prosecutors to be a " slam dunk ," although enough to convince a jury of her guilt.

When he was 15, Louis ' mother brought an end to the Albigensian Crusade in 1229 after signing an agreement with Count Raymond VII of Toulouse that cleared the latter's father of wrongdoing.