1930’s Timeline

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    Hoover was head of the FBI until his death. He had so much information on so many political figures that he couldn’t be removed without a risk of self damage.
  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf is Published

    “My Struggle” was written by Adolf Hitler while he served a prison sentence, and it goes into his personal story and viewpoint of the world at the time.
  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    The money in the stock market system takes a big hit and the nation’s value drops, causing the Great Depression.
  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins

    After harsh droughts and abuse to farmland, dust storms were frequent and did tons of damage to property and people.
  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    FDR had beaten Herbert Hoover and started many economic relief systems to counter the Great Depression.
  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf slowly gained support in the Nazi Party and became chancellor through a series of events.
  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created

    The Civilian Conservation Corps was created to help give people jobs during the Great Depression. It was also fairly racist, having segregation and unequal treatment towards black volunteers.
  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created

    The Works Progress Administration was a part of the second new deal programs and was created to construct official buildings and structures to support the economy after the Great Depression.
  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    In an extremely lucky fight, J.J. who was considered a weak opponent, beat Max Baer and won the championship.
  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin

    Supported by the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler, it was meant to be a propaganda tool to express the racially superior Aryans, but an African-American still won 4 gold medals.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    “The Night of Broken Glass” was an event where the Nazis burned Jewish buildings as well as taking Jewish people prisoner, or killing them.
  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published

    A novel written about the Great Depression and life as a poor farm family who had to leave their home to survive.
  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    The Wizard of Oz was released as a fictional movie about the storms out in the west, specifically a tornado, but also a magical land and kingdom.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    The beginning of World War II, because Germany along with its major ally the Soviet Union invaded Poland, causing the rest of the world to retaliate on Germany’s breaking of the Treaty of Versailles.
  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech

    FDR’s speech about the four freedoms that America values. The speech was made to motivate the Allied Powers what they were fighting for against the Axis Powers.