The Great Depression

By Bryce Bush

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    Tasked with professionalizing the agency, which he led for nearly 48 years until his death in 1972. During his tenure, he transformed the Bureau into the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Hitler was sentenced to prison for trying to overthrow the government for 5 years and wrote a book “Mein Kampf” and made $8 million.

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Industrial Average declined nearly 13 percent. Was a sharp decline in US stock market values. Black Monday

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    A severe drought in the Great Plains that exacerbated the effects of poor farming practices that had removed the native grasses holding the soil in place.

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President

    President of the United States four times (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944), making him the longest-serving president.

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

  • CCC is Created

  • WPA is Created

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

  • Kristallnacht

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

  • Germany Invades Poland

  • The Four Freedoms Speech