1930s TimeLine.

By jaynaagaudet

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year, Mr. Hoover was named Director.

  • Mein Kampf is Published.

    Mein Kampf is Published.
    Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiography by Nazi Adolf Hitler. The book shows many of Hitler's political beliefs. This book also included the way he wanted the future for Germany and "his people."

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    Many businesses closed and people lost all their savings.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    This was caused by a severe drought that hit the Midwest that lasted for about a decade, but it is said that the long-term economic impacts on the region lingered much longer.

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
    Roosevelt defeated President Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory. But shortly after unemployment was incredibly high.

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    Hitler was appointed Chancellor, and his rise to power is believed to be the result of the impact of the Depression.

  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    This was a voluntary government work relief program. This program helped many unemployed men.

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the WPA with an executive order, it was part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of depression.

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    He was an American world heavyweight boxing champion when he beat Max Baer in 15 rounds.

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    The Berlin Games were the 10th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event was held in a political atmosphere, this happened just two years after Adolf Hitler became "Führer."

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the Jewish population in Germany

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck.

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    The movie officially premiered in Hollywood at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    German forces launched a surprise attack on Poland.

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear