The Great Depression

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau
  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf was a novel written by Adolf Hitler depicting his "struggles"
  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Black Tuesday hit Wall Street, Billions of dollars were lost
  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin

    Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, causing Germany to become the host.
  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler became Germanys Chancellor on this date,
  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is elected as the president of the United States.
  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created

    The Civilian Conservation Corps was a program that allowed single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist in work programs
  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created

    FDR issued executive order 7034, creating the Works Progress Administration
  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World as the 10-to-1 underdog
  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins

    The dust bowl was a large drought that lingered through the USA.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    It was a large massacre of hundreds of Jewish people
  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published

    It showcases the horrors of the Great Depression and creates sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers.
  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    The hit movie premiers in theatres, it obviously is very successful
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    One week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, the invasion of Poland begins
  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech

    Presented by Franklin Roosevelt, he presented his reasons for American involvement in the war.