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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
J. Edgar Hoover became the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1924 until 1972. Hoover was the most important part in creating the FBI. He became director and collected dirt on everyone, even coworkers and kept it in a secret file. Without Hoover the FBI wouldn't be like it is today and may not even exist. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf is an autobiography by Adolf Hitler. Through this book, Adolf Hitler explains his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
The Great Depression was the most severe and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the United States. The stock market crash sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President
Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president for te first time in November of 1932 and began his presidency in 1933. He was the 32nd president of the United States and was the only president to serve more than 2 - 4 year terms. -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany in 1933 where the Nazis won 230 governmental seats. This was after Hitler's rise to popularity which contributed to this tremendous win. Hitler's emergance as chancellor marked a crucial turning point for Germany and, ultimately, for the world. -
CCC is Created
The CCC is the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC is important because it was formed in a time where jobs were needed and the CCC relived young men by sending them to work planting tress, etc. -
WPA is Created
The WPA is the Works Progress Administration that was created by FDR as a part of the New Deal and was one of the largest. The WPA employed millions of unemployed people, especially men. People employed by the WPA carried out public work projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
As the Great Plains suffered through a drought, high winds carried topsoil from the Midwest to the East Coast. Many farmers lost their farms as crops failed. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
J.J. Braddock, a huge underdog, wins the boxing title from Max Baer. His dramatic comeback story inspired the nation. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Hitler opened the 11th Summer Olympic Games. Announcing a new Olympic ritual, a lone runner arrived bearing a torch carried by relay from Greece. Due to Nazi Germany's human rights records, the United States started a boycott, which called world attention to human rights. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass was a massive, coordinated attack on Jews throughout the German Reich on the night of November 9, 1938. This event represented one of the most important turning points in National Socialist antisemitic policy. -
Wizard of Oz in Movie Theaters
The classic children's movie debutes on the big screen in 1939. One of the first movies to use color, it it still considered a classic today. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck that tells the story of a family who is forced to move to California along with millions of others to escape the harsh weather from the dust bowl. Through this novel, Steinbeck informed people about this tragic event. -
Germany Invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and rule Poland. This was essentially the beginning of World War 2. -
FDR gives the "Four Freedoms" Speech
In a speech to Congress, FDR begins to prepare the United States to join WWII. The speech talked about the freedoms importance to Americans.
