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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
he led the FBI for over half a century. It is said that he had a book of dirt of people, so when they tried to take him out of office, he would threaten them with it. -
Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler's book where he tells his ideologies and plans for Germany. -
The Stock Market Crashes and Starts the Great Depression
The stock market declined by 13% on Monday, October 24th, 1929. It went back up and crashed again the following Monday. This time, it did not go back up. The United States struggled to get the economy back from the shambles until 1939 when it began to go back up again. -
The Dust Bowl
During the 30s, massive dust storms covered the midwest after a huge drought that struck in 1930, caused by overplowing and grazing. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected for the First Time.
He is elected for first of four terms. -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor
He gets appointed to Chancellor by present Paul Von Hindenburg. -
CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) started for unmarried, unemployed men from ages starting from 18 to 25 then changed to 17 to 28. Apart o The New Deal, It was created to make sure men were getting money to spend so the United States could get out of the Great Depression. -
WPA Created
The WPA, Works Progress Administration, is a part of the New Deal which puts young men to work on public buildings and roads. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
He wins the championship title at Madison Square Garden Bowl. -
Olympic games in Berlin
The Olympics happens in Berlin, Germany. The Nazi party was spreading nazi propaganda during the Olympics and hiding their beliefs and the holocaust from the world. -
Kirstillnacht
Called "The Night of Broken Glass", Kirstillnacht is the night when Germany attacked Jewish businesses and homes in a series of attacks. It got the nickname from the amount of shattered glass that was scattered all over the street the next morning. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
This book was controversial because some people saw it as propaganda, and some farmers were angry because it was seen as insulting their labor practices. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers
It premiered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. It was premiered here to see what the reactions were in middle America, so they could decide whether to show it in other places. -
Germany Invades Poland
Adolf Hitler ordered Poland to be invaded despite the nonaggression treaty. He had a force of 1.5 million men to break down Poland's defenses and won. He got a lot of backlash for this, so he lied and said that Poland was prosecuting Germans in the country. He also lied and said that Poland started the attack. -
Four Freedoms Speech
Franklin D. Roosevelt made a speech on January 6th, 1941 outlining details about the four things that are going to make the economy rise again. It quoted freedoms from the Bill of Rights but also new phrases: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.