American History Timeline

  • J. Edgar Hoover becomes head of the FBI

    J. Edgar Hoover becomes head of the FBI
    He was put into the director of the Bureau of Investigation. He was the fifth director of the party.
  • Mein Kampf

    Mein Kampf
    It is a manifest by Adolf Hitler about how he became antisemitic and his plans for Germany. There was another volume published in 1926.
  • Stock Market crash begins Great Depression

    Stock Market crash begins Great Depression
    It was a collapse of stock market prices. It made confidence rates lower from Wall Street markets which eventually became The Great Depression.
  • Franklin Roosevelt first elected president

    Franklin Roosevelt first elected president
    Franklin was elected president in 1932 and won against the republican Herbert Hoover. Before then he was governor from 1929 to 1933.
  • Adolf Hitler Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler Chancellor
    There was a series of electoral victories concerning Hitler by the Nazi party. With his power he decided to smash the democratic institutions and made Germany into a state of war.
  • CCC created

    CCC created
    It is called "The Civilian Conservation Corps," which is made for unmarried men. It is a public voluntary relief program that was created to help unemployed people.
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    Terrible dust winds went from Texas to Nebraska. There were many farms that couldn't cooperate enough to grow crops. Many livestock and people died from the dust bowl. It helped impact the Great Depression because not a lot could get done with all the storms going through.
  • WPA created

    WPA created
    It is called, "Works Progress Administration" and was an American New Deal agency. It was created by presidential order so others could have jobs, but it also helped the environment.
  • J.J Braddock wins heavyweight boxing title

    J.J Braddock wins heavyweight boxing title
    J.J was not one of the best boxers as he was known as the "underdog." But he surprised the entire crowd by winning against Baer. It surprised people so much he had gotten the nickname "Cinderella man".
  • Berlin Olympic Games

    Berlin Olympic Games
    There was a German team that would participate in the Olympic Games. There was only one Jewish descent that could be a part of the German team.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    It is also known as "The Night Of The Broken Glass." It was a pogrom against Jews that was carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians from Nazi Germany.
  • Grapes of Wrath published

    Grapes of Wrath published
    It was written by John Steinbeck wrote the book and stated he wrote it because he wanted to put a tag of shame on the people who are responsible for the depression and the plight of the worker.
  • Wizard of Oz premieres in movies

    Wizard of Oz premieres in movies
    It was produced by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer which was the first colored movie and also one of the greatest ones of all time. It has broadway musicals after it. It also gives out hints of one of the worst decades in time.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    When Germany invades in creates the beginning of World War II. It happened so Germany could gain back their lost territory. It was also a primer on how Hitler made the strategy, "blitzkrieg." It means to wage war.
  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    It was a speech from Franklin Roosevelt that was due to a short closing portion that was explaining the presidents view of the Americans ideas of individual liberties that were exited throughout the world.