American Experience
Season 3, Episode 11: After the Crash
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After the stock market crashed in 1929, thousands suffered unemployment and poverty in the Great Depression. The most desperate year, 1932, brought World War I veterans' Bonus March, the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the New Deal.
All Episodes - Season 3
Episode 1
Lindbergh
Episode 2
Nixon (1): The Quest
Episode 3
Nixon (2): Triumph
Episode 4
Nixon (3): The Fall
Episode 5
God Bless America and Poland, Too
Episode 6
Insanity on Trial
Episode 7
The Satellite Sky
Episode 8
The Crash of 1929
Episode 9
The Iron Road
Episode 10
French Dance Tonight
Episode 11
After the Crash
Episode 12
Los Mineros
Episode 13
Coney Island