Timeline: The Great Depression Timeline

Jul 18, 1925

Mein Kampf is published

Autobiography written by Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler when he was in jail.

Oct 29, 1929

Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

when the stock market crashed because of people paying with credit

1930

The dust bowl

A huge mass of dust that wiped crops up and flooded homes with dust

1932

Franklin Roosevelt was elected president

November of 1932 and was elected 3 more terms after. Gave back hope in the US and established a way to help with The Great Depression, called a ”New Deal” which offered jobs to many people to combat The Great Depression. In the following years he would be elected 3 more times.

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

hitler became a Chancellor and was appointed this position by President Paul Hindenburg which marked a pivotal turning point because of Nazi power becoming stronger.

Mar 31, 1933

CCC is Created

Named The Civilian Conservation Corps.Made for unemployed men by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. It provided many jobs during The Great Depression.

Aug 1, 1936

Olympic Games in Berlin

Was a propaganda for the Nazi government to bring a positive image of the Nazi power.

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht

Also known as the Night of Broken Glass happened in November, 9th-10th of 1938. Was Violence against the Jewish culture was caused by the Nazi Party.

Apr 14, 1939

Grapes of Wrath is Published

Published on April 14th, of 1939, and was written by John Steinbeck. Was a top-selling novel of 1939 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940. The book expressed the utmost importance of human dignity, resilience, and community, even in the face of poverty. Also mentioning the social injustice during the Great Depression.

Sep 1, 1939

Germany Invades Poland

Using their “blitzkrieg” aka their “lightning war” tactics to invade Poland from all sides as well as teaming with the U.S.S.R. This event marked the Beginning of WWII.