1930's Timeline

By BraydonOPennington

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    Being 29 at the time, J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI and he would remain that role for a long time.

  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf is Published
    This book is an "autobiographical manifesto" of Adolf Hitler. Mein Kampf helped outline and publicize his political beliefs and more

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    Germany launches an attack on Poland at dawn, which takes them by surprise.

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    Many businesses and people had invested in the stock market before it crashed.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    For almost a decade, the Midwest suffered from severe drought.

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor of Germany

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
    Franklin Roosevelt is victorious against his opponent Herbert Hoover in the election.

  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    The CCC was a social welfare program, helped and supported unemployed and unmarried men. This program was dispanded in 1942.

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    Franklin D. Roosevelt created the WPA in an attempt to restore the financial system and economic state of the U.S.

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    J.J. Braddock started his boxing career before the great depression started, but his career took a big hit soon after. In 1935, Braddock had outpointed Max Baer in a 15-round match.

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    The Olympic Games took place in Berlin this year, but before this event took place, Hitler's rise to power took hold. This led to the U.S. boycotting the games.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Also known as "The Night of Crystal" or "The Night of Broken Glass" Kristallnacht was a series of pogroms in Germany.

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    Written by John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath" won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, with addition of John winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    The Wizard of Oz is one of the best-known films in American history.

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    These four freedoms: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear- were freedoms that resident Franklin Roosevelt spoke during his speech.