The Great Depression By MorganLStauter May 10, 1924 J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI Jul 18, 1925 Mein Kampf is Published Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression 1930 The Dust Bowl Begins terrible drought and dust storms hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany Mar 4, 1933 Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time) May 6, 1935 WPA is Created Jun 13, 1935 J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title Aug 1, 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Jun 28, 1937 CCC is Created Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Apr 14, 1939 Grapes of Wrath is Published Aug 25, 1939 Wizard of Oz Premieres in Movie Theaters Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Jan 6, 1941 The Four Freedoms Speech