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Being 29 at the time, J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI and he would remain that role for a long time. -
This book is an "autobiographical manifesto" of Adolf Hitler. Mein Kampf helped outline and publicize his political beliefs and more -
Germany launches an attack on Poland at dawn, which takes them by surprise. -
Many businesses and people had invested in the stock market before it crashed. -
For almost a decade, the Midwest suffered from severe drought. -
Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor of Germany -
Franklin Roosevelt is victorious against his opponent Herbert Hoover in the election. -
The CCC was a social welfare program, helped and supported unemployed and unmarried men. This program was dispanded in 1942. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt created the WPA in an attempt to restore the financial system and economic state of the U.S. -
J.J. Braddock started his boxing career before the great depression started, but his career took a big hit soon after. In 1935, Braddock had outpointed Max Baer in a 15-round match. -
The Olympic Games took place in Berlin this year, but before this event took place, Hitler's rise to power took hold. This led to the U.S. boycotting the games. -
Also known as "The Night of Crystal" or "The Night of Broken Glass" Kristallnacht was a series of pogroms in Germany. -
Written by John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath" won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, with addition of John winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 -
The Wizard of Oz is one of the best-known films in American history. -
These four freedoms: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear- were freedoms that resident Franklin Roosevelt spoke during his speech.