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Hoover was the director of FBI from 1924 to 1972. He owned “secret” files on government officials and introduced the practice of fingerprinting to crimefighting.
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Mein Kampf was written by Adolf Hitler. It outlined his plans to return Germany to glory.
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Also known as Black Tuesday, largest economic downturn and largest stock market crash in history. Billions of dollars were lost, leading to the Depression era economy.
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The Dust Bowl was caused by droughts in the Great Plains. It created storms that swept dust from Oklahoma to New York.
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FDR beats Hoover in the election of 1932. He promises the public a "New Deal."
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Only government post controlled by Nazis. This was the beginning of his dictatorship.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public works project that worked unemplyed citizens in environmental conservation. A New Deal project by FDR.
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The Works Progress Administration was created in an executive order by FDR and emplyed over 3 million men during the Great Depression.
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J.J. Braddock, a huge underdog, wins the boxing title from Max Baer. His dramatic comeback story inspired the nation.
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While these games were supposed to prove Hitler's belief that the Arian race was superior, African American athlete Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals. Afterwards Hitler refused to shake his hand in congratulations.
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An organized attack on Jews by the German Reich, a mob group, known as the Night of Broken Glass.
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The classic children's movie debuts on the big screen in 1939. One of the first movies to use color, it is still considered a classic today.
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A novel portrayed life during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl through the eyes of a traveling family in Oklahoma. Author John Steinbeck recieved a Nobel Prize for it.
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Nazi troops invaded Poland on air and land. This act ultimately began World War II.
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FDR's speech outlined the four freedoms that he intended to be the goals of the nation: freedom of speech, freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom of religion.
