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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
J. Edgar Hoover started out with the department of justice on July 26, 1917. He quickly rose in government service. In late 1918 he was named the assistant to the attorney general. After he began to lead the Department's General Intelligence Division. In 1921 GID moved to the Bureau of Investigation and he became assistant director of the Bureau of Investigation. Fiske Stone finally appointed J. Edgar Hoover as acting director of the Bureau of Investigation on May 10, 1924. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf was published on July 18, 1925. This book was known as a "blueprint" of Adolf Hitler's plan for a third Reich. This book also sold around 9,473 copies. The first part of Mein Kampf is also titled, "A Reckoning", 400 or more criticizing pages about the problems troubling Germany. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
When Wall Street investors traded around 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange losing billions of dollars and took down tons of investors. All occurred on October 29, 1929. Not long after sometimes known as "Black Tuesday" everyone went down into the Great Depression. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was also known as "The Dirty Thirties". It started during the 1930s and is known to have lasted about a decade. Even though it may have ended it had lasting effects. A severe drought came to the midwest and southern Great Plains. In 1931 massive dust storms started. The Dust Bowl was caused by multiple economic and agricultural factors such as federal land polices, changes in wether, and many other cultural factors. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg pronounces Hitler as chancellor of Germany. After gaining power Hitler destroyed the nation's democratic institution and turned Germany into a war state. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt First Presidency
In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in his second term as a governor of New York when elected the thirty-second president. The country was still crushed by the Great Depression, and Franklin immediately acted in restoring everyones confidence. He redefined the role of the federal government. -
CCC is Created
The CCC also known as the Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program that gave men employment on environmental assignments during the Great Depression. The CCC is considered one of the most successful of Roosevelt's New Deal programs. Those in the CCC helped plant trees and construct trails in more than 800 parks nationwide during the nine years the CCC existed. -
WPA is Created
On May 6th, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. Over eight years the WPA got around 8.5 million people jobs building schools, hospitals, roads, and other public things. This was something Roosevelt thought would help get them out of the Great Depression by rebuilding the financial system and restoring the economy. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
At the Long Island City Bowl, J.J Braddock became known as America's world heavyweight boxing champion after beating Max Baer in 15 rounds. On June 22, 1937, lost to the light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran after being knocked out. -
Olympics in Berlin
It's known that the Olympics in Berlin is remembered for Jesse Owens undercut Nazi ideology by winning the most gold medals. The Olympics athletes hoped the games would show the power of the antifascist movement. Hitler decided to remilitarize the Rhineland which was in violation of the Versailles treaty which eventually ended World War I. Then they took Jews, Roma, leftists, men who were accused of being gay, and those with disabilities to concentration camps. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, when Nazis in Germany torched Jewish homes, schools, and businesses, and killed many Jews. were sent to concentration camps. SS troops, Nazi mobs, and others helped with the murders and fires. The aftermath left around 30,000 Jews dead and communities littered with glass from vandalism. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
In the book Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck talks about the fictional journey of the Joads, a family from Sallisaw, Oklahoma, that were forced to migrate to the west during the Dust Bowl. On a trip with thousands of others to Salinas Valley of California. This book has been used as a way to touch society -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The Wizard of Oz movie starred Judy Garland as Dorthy. It was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category. Becoming one of Garland's signature hits, "Over The Rainbow" won the Best Song oscar. It had been filmed at MGM Studios in Culver City, California. This movie was known as a modest "box-office" success after being released. -
Germany Invades Poland
Adolf Hitler used German forces to try to take control of Poland. They wanted to regain lost territory and rule to the east. The invasion of Poland was just an introduction on Hitlers intention to war which would be known as the "blitzkrieg" strategy. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms Speech is known as the freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. America entering the war the four freedoms showed America's war aims and gave them hope in other years of war because it reminded them they are fighting for freedom. The four freedoms didn't appear in public until the fourth draft was posted.
