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He was an American attorney and law enforcement administrator who served as the fifth and final director of the Bureau of Investigation and the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. President Calvin Coolidge first appointed Hoover as director of the BOI the predecessor to the FBI, in 1924. After 11 years in the post, Hoover became instrumental in founding the FBI in June 1935 where he remained as director for an additional 37 years in total he served for 48 years -
Mein Kampf is a is a 1925 autobiographical and political manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler the book goes over many of beliefs of Adolf Hitler it also goes over his future plans Hitler began Mein Kampf while imprisoned following his failed coup in Munich in November 1923 and a trial in February 1924 for high treason, in which he received a sentence of five years in fortress confinement in Festungshaft. This is important because it may have swayed the public into his beliefs. -
The Wall Street crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major stock market crash in the United States which began in October 1929 with a sharp decline in prices on the New York Stock Exchange . It triggered a rapid erosion of confidence in the U.S. banking system and marked the beginning of the worldwide Great Depression that lasted until 1939 -
The Dust Bowl started in 1930 and effectively ended in 1939 when significant rainfall returned to the region, though the most severe drought began in 1933 and lasted through 1940. While the period of severe drought and wind erosion spanned about a decade, with many farmers leaving the area, conservation methods helped reduce soil blowing by the end of the 1930s this is important because this put the American farmer in a crisis and destabilizing the economy until its end in 1939 -
HE was first elected president on November 8, 1932, defeating incumbent President Herbert Hoover.This victory came during the Great Depression, and he promised a New Deal to lead the country out of the crisis.Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to the presidency was a pivotal moment in U.S. history because he led the nation through the unprecedented crises of the Great Depression and World War II,fundamentally transforming the role of the federal government and the nature of the American presidency -
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, by President Paul von Hindenburg. This event marked a critical turning point that led to the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazi Germany.
Hitler did not seize power through a coup or win a direct election for the chancellorship, but rather came to power through legal, though manipulated, political processes. This marked the start of hostile relations between European countries and his rise to power. -
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 as part of his New Deal to combat unemployment during the Great Depression. The program provided jobs for hundreds of thousands of young, unemployed men to work on conservation projects like planting trees, building parks, and fighting fires. In addition to a small paycheck, enrollees received housing, food, and job training, with a portion of their pay sent to their families. -
1939, then known as the Work Projects Administration from 1939 to 1943 was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers mostly men who were not formally educated to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was set up on May 6, 1935, by presidential order, as a key part of the Second New Deal. -
Braddock was known for his spoiling, counterpunching style, powerful right hand, and his iron chin. He had lost several bouts due to chronic hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. He made a comeback, and in 1935 he fought Max Baer for the world heavyweight championship and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname "Cinderella Man" This gave the people hope during the Great Depression -
The term "Berlin Olympics" typically refers to the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin, Germany. These Games are historically significant for being a propaganda event for the Nazi regime, which attempted to project an image of a peaceful and tolerant Germany. They are also remembered for the athletic achievements of Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals, and the controversial decision to create the Olympic torch relay. -
Kristallnacht (German for "Crystal Night"), also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was a state-sponsored wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms that took place throughout Nazi Germany and its annexed territories on November 9 and 10, 1938. The name refers to the literal shards of shattered glass that lined the streets after the windows of Jewish-owned stores, homes, and synagogues were smashed This is important because this showed how little they cared and hated the Jews -
is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939.[2] The book won the National Book Award[3] and Pulitzer Prize[4] for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. -
The premiere of The Wizard of Oz in 1939 is important because the film was a groundbreaking technical and artistic achievement, featuring the revolutionary transition to Technicolor and stunning special effects for its time. It also marked a pivotal moment in pop culture, solidifying Judy Garland's stardom, introducing the iconic song "Over the Rainbow," and eventually becoming a beloved classic with lasting cultural influence -
The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939(1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II. -
The "Four Freedoms" speech was a 1941 address by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that proposed four essential human freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The speech aimed to justify greater U.S. involvement in World War II by arguing these freedoms were threatened by Axis powers and needed to be defended globally. The speech became a rallying cry for American involvement