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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed Hoover acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year Hoover was named Director. This is important because the FBI attacked the violent crime by gangsters and implemented programs to professionalize U.S. law enforcement through training and forensic assistance. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf is an autobiography by Hitler. It is important because he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
This Stock Market Crash in 1929 was known as Black Thursday and investors traded about 16 million shares on the NYSE in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. This caused America and the rest of the industrialized world to spiral downward into the Great Depression. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg named Hitler leader of the Nazi Party. This was completely important because it put him in a leadership role in which he could put his plans into action for the Jewish race. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Franklin Roosevelt was elected as 32nd president. This is important because he led the U.S. through the Great Depression and World War II. -
CCC is Created
The Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC is a tool for employing men and improving the government’s vast holdings of western land. This is imprtant because during the Great Depression it employed 3 million young men. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
The Dust Bowl was an attack on fertile lands by huge dust clouds. This was important because from it was the creation of soil conservation service. It's also important because during that time and in that region the dust drove off 60% of the population. -
WPA is Created
One of FDR's New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is the most famous, because it affected 8.5 million people. WPA employees built bridges, roads, public buildings, public parks and airports. This was important because of the amount of people it helped. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
At Madison Square Garden Braddock, a ten-to-one underdog, entered the ring to face Baer. Jim had studied Baer's boxing style just as Tommy Loughran had studied Jim's all those years ago. Jim knew he could beat Baer if he could stay away from his hammering right hand, and that's just what he did. In an amazing feat of courage and determination, Braddock won the 15 round decision to become the new heavyweight champion of the world. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The Olympic Games that took place in Berlin were known as Hitler's Olympics. This is imprtant becasue Hitler used the Olympics for his own purposes. It illistrated a new, strong, and united Germany and hid its antisemitic, racist policies and its growing militarism. Also movements in Europe and the U.S. called for a boycott of the 1936 Berlin Olympics because of Nazi Germany’s bad human rights record they already had earned the title of. -
Kristallnacht
The Kristalnacht was a massive, coordinated attack on Jews in Germany known as Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass. A 17 yr. old Jew from Paris, shot and killed a member of the German Embassy staff and Hitler took advantage of the situation by saying "rise in bloody vengeance against the Jews." Then the Nazi reacted in the way they thought they should. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck. This book was important becasue it captured the attention of millions of Americans who'd been crushed by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. This was an awakening for the nation's comprehension and compassion of the event. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The Wizard of Oz, which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters around the U.S. This is important because it introduced color to movies. -
Germany Invades Poland
German forces bomb Poland and attack from and and air. This is important because Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and rule Poland. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by FDR. In an address known also as the Union address FDR proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" should be able to enjoy: Freedom of speech, Freedom to worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear.
