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J. Edgar Hoover was known for having dirt on mass amounts of people. He was the head directed for nearly 50 years. -
A 1925 autobiography manifesto by Adolf Hitler. Important because it described the process by which Hitler became to hate Jewish people and outlined his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
The stock market crash was when the market opened 11% lower than the previous day's close. -
The Southern region of the United States suffered severe dust storms during a drought in the 1930s. This is a significant part of history because it intensified the crushing economic impacts of the Great Depression. -
Only four months after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected there were 13,000,000 unemployed, and almost every bank was closed. -
This was important because it marked a crucial turning point for Germany and, ultimately, for the world. -
The CCC Act mandated that the CCC recruit unemployed young men from urban areas to perform conservation work throughout the nation's forests, parks, and fields. Important because it was one of several attempts to eliminate the economic stagnation with in the countrey. -
An American New Deal agency that employed millions of people in search of jobs to do public works projects. Important because the unemployment rate in 1935 was 20 percent. -
The Berlin Olympics was awarded to Germany before the Nazis came to power but provided a perfect opportunity for the Nazis to showcase Hitler's Third Reich to the 49 nations of the world competing for Olympic gold. -
Violent anti-Jewish demonstrations broke out across Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Nazi officials depicted the riots as justified reactions to the assassination of German foreign official Ernst vom Rath. -
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck. It evokes the harshness of the Great Depression and arouses sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers. -
J.J. was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. He won with 10-1 odds. -
The Wizard of Oz is a classic that was first screened in 1939, and helped lift the spirits of Americans during the Great Depression. -
German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. Which began World War II. -
The four freedoms speech was a speech given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt where he spoke about freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Important because it improved diplomatic relations between the United States and its Latin American neighbors.