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| 1933 | |
| The Roosevelt administration began relief measures in the islands. Development of the tourist trade, expansion of the rum industry, etc., did much to ameliorate economic conditions. | 1 |
| 1936, June 22 | |
| The Organic Act revised the political arrangements of government. The governor was to be assisted by a territorial legislative assembly, composed of the elected municipal councils of St. Thomas and St. Croix. | 2 |
| 1938, Jan. 1 | |
| Universal suffrage went into effect under the new arrangements. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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