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The Great Depression

By AlexysNPearcy

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    This guy knew how to use his power of being the head of the FBI for blackmail. I am a little impressed, because who becomes the head of the FBI and thinks "Hey I'ma use this for blackmail so no one can fire me."

  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf is Published
    Hitler decides to write a book that describes his ideals and plans for Germany.

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    The "Black Thursday", when the market opened, was 11% lower than the previous day's close.

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    It took two days for the stock market to crash, all because of credit.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    Dust storms, have fun midwest and southern great plains, you ain't in Kansas no more. (I know it's not a tornado like in the wizard of oz, I just wanted to say it.

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
    Dude gets elected, too bad for Herbert Hoover, who didn't get elected.

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    Let the mistakes begin because someone let him become chancellor.

  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    Voluntary government work relief program for the unemployed, unmarried men ages 18-25 so ending up ages 17-28.

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    The WPA was one of many Great Depression relief programs created under the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, which Roosevelt had signed the month before.

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    It's in the title, but this old man wins the heavyweight boxing title.

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    That Olympic game with the Nazi flags, which I only see in a movie about Jesse Owens.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    The Nazis are at it again with the whole Jew-hating. Kristallnacht was a program against Jews.

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    A book that's literature touched society.

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    Becomes one of the best-loved movies, based on a children's novel.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    There goes Poland, oh is that a world war I see?

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    Talking about freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.