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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
J. Edgar Hoover was named the acting director of the Bureau of investigation. By the ned of the year he was promoted to director. He had led the FBI for 48 years. In his time he put into effect a number of institutional changes to correct criticisms made of his predecessors administration. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein kampf was a blueprint of Adolf Hitler's agenda. It was the agenda for the Third Reich and a clear exposition of the nightmare that will envelope Europe from 1939 to 1945. It also had his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
The stock market crash of 1929 was also called the great crash. This took a sharp decline in the U.S. stock market values in 1929 that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930's. The stock market crash signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
The Dust Bowls time period was from 1930 to 1936. The Dust Bowl was also known as "the dirty thirties" as it started in 1930. It lasted for about a decade. It had long term economic impacts on the region that lingered much longer. Crops began to fail with the onset of the drought in 1931. The economic depression couples with extended drought, and unusually high temperatures, and poor agricultural practices. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Franklin Roosevelt served as a governor from 1929 to 1933. He promoted programs to combat the economic crisis besetting the United States. He then ran for president in 1932 defeating Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover. This was one of the largest landslide victories in the US history. He helped the American people regain faith in themselves during the Great Depression. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitlers rise to powers appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933. The following series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. He rules absolutely until his death by suicide in April 1945. -
CCC is Created
The CCC stand for Civilian Conservation Corps. It was established to relive unemployment during the Great Depression by providing national conservation work primarily for young unmarried men.The goal of this was to bring poor young men out of Americas urban centers to rehabilitate their health and morale while contributing to their families economic well being. -
WPA is Created
WPA stands for Works Progress Administration. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created it with an executive order. This was part of his new deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
James J. Braddock won a 15-round decision against heavily favored and defending champion Max Baer. He was the heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
In the Olympic Games in Berlin the Nazi Government made German officials to make every effort to portray Germany as a respectable member of the international community. They removed anti-Jewish signs from public display and restrained anti-jewish activities. The Berlin olympics was awarded to Germany before the Nazis came into power. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht stared November 9, 1938 to November 10, 1938. This night was also called the night of broken glass or November pogroms. This is when the German nazis attacked Jewish people and property. They named it Kristallnacht because it refers to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of wrath was advocating social change by showing the unfair working conditions the migrants face when they reach California. It was written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The novel won the National Book award and also the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Steinbeck was also awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The Wizard of Oz was premiered in Wisconsin. It was to become one of the best loved movies in history. -
Germany Invades Poland
The invasion of Poland started September 1, 1939 and ended on October 6, 1939. Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage-war. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The speech was delivered by President Franklin Roosevelt on January 6. It became known as his "Four Freedoms Speech" due to a short closing portion that described the presidents vision. In the speech it articulated a powerful vision for a world in which all people had freedom of speech, religion, and freedom from want and fear.