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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Pres. Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as a director for the FBI because of William J. Burns being a part of a scandal. -
Mein Kampf Published
Book of his ideologies and what he actually does in WW2. -
Stock Market Crash Starts Great Depression
Worst economic event that followed the London Stock Exchange Crash. -
Dust Bowl Starts
Severe dust storms in Southern Plains area. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Ruled Germany absolutely until his suicide. -
Franklin Roosevelt elected 1st time
Helped regain stability during the Great Depression. -
CCC is created
Created to relieve the Great Depression and fix unemployment. -
WPA is created
Created to relieve the economic downfall of the Great Depression, disbanded i 1943. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
10-1 underdog, compared to older fight between John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Propaganda success for Nazi party, they did this to get a better image of their government. -
Kristallnacht
Big pogrom against Jews by Nazis. 91+ Deaths. -
Grapes of Wrath published
Advocated social change and showed the corruption in Californian land-owners. -
Germany Invades Poland
This was the beginning action of WW2, their reason was to "regain lost land". -
Wizard of Oz Premieres
Premiered in Wisconsin, shown there to prove that films will sell in the middle-west. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
Four speeches of freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.