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1924-1972
President Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as the fifth Director of the Bureau of Investigation -
Autobiography by Hitler. Explains his future plans for Germany. Volume 2 in 1926. -
the unemployment rate was 30%. the stock market lost 14 billion on the first day. -
"the dirty thirties"
Severe drought hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains in 1930. Massive dust storms began in 1931. Lasted about a decade. Ruins agricultural lands. -
Roosevelt wins the electoral votes by a landslide and is voted into office. -
Wins by electoral votes. Rules till he dies in 1945. -
Civilian Conservation Corps. 1933-1942.
voluntary public work relief program for men unemployed and unmarried ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. -
Madison Square Garden Bowl, the 10-to-1 underdog. -
"Nazi Olympics"
Aug 1, 1936 – Aug 16, 1936. 3,963 athletes. -
"Night of Broken Glass"
Nov 9, 1938 – Nov 10, 1938
carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces along with civilians. 91+ deaths. The motive was the Assassination of Ernst vom Rath (German diplomat) -
American realist novel that advocates social change by showing the unfair working conditions the migrants face when they reach California. -
Dorothy meets the tin man, a cowardly lion, and a scarecrow. They all walk along the yellow brick road and they want to meet the Wizard. they all have different needs they want the Wizard to meet.
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Sep 1, 1939 – Oct 6, 1939. attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Marked the start of WWII -
Jul 10, 1940 – Oct 31, 1940
aka "Air Battle for England"
the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom from attacks of Germany's Luftwaffe -
by Franklin Roosevelt
freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Freedom from want means that you don't have to worry about where your next meal is coming from or how to clothe you and your kids. -
the surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in Honolulu just before 8:00 -
Jun 4, 1942 – Jun 7, 1942
Major Naval battle in the Pacific Theatre. 6 months after Pearl Harbor -
Aug 23, 1942 – Feb 2, 1943
Germany and the Soviet Union fight for the control of Stalingrad, Russia -
Nov 8, 1942 – Nov 16, 1942
Allied invasion of French North Africa. Estimated 500 dead and 800 injured. -
Jul 5, 1943 – Aug 23, 1943
between German and Soviet forces near Kursk in the Soviet Union -
Helps protect cultural property in war areas after WWII. -
Kills mostly, civilians.
The only time nuclear weapons have been used in any war. -
Dec 16, 1944 – Jan 25, 1945
last major German offensive campaign on the Western front. -
Largest Seaborne invasion in history. -
killed an estimated 74,000, mostly civilians. -
United States Marine Corps and the Navy landed on and captured the island from the Japanese Army -
United States Marines and Navy against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
President: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
The only president that got 4 terms. Had 4 different vice presidents. -
Suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.
Theories about him getting out of Europe.
