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J. Egar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Hoover became involved in law enforcement. He was the first person in charge of the FBI. He had blackmail against all public figures. Everyone didn't like him, and he was actually very powerful. After he died , he had his assistant burn all his files. -
Mein Kampf is Published
It is volume one of Hitler's autobiography explaining his plans against Europe, and the nightmare that comes. It explains his Third Reich. It has sold 9, 473 copies in its first year. -
Stock Market Crash Begins the Great Depression
The day the Stock Market crashed is known as Black Tuesday. People would lose their jobs, money, all the stocks they had. The banks lost billions of dollars. This was the longest economic downturn in history. Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, and started to help lessen the effects of the crash. -
The Dustbowl Begins
The Dustbowl was a big drought that last from 1932- 1950's. It left the lands unfarmable. It was a big drought. It had little rainfall, light soil, and high winds.There was a bunch of dust storms from the loose soil being picke dup by the wind. By 1940, 2.5 million people left the plains that were affected by the Dust Bowl. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (!st Time)
He was the right president at the right time. He took action, and helped us through the Stock Market crash. He made the government make drastic moves ot help the economy. -
Adolf Hitler Became Chancellor of Germany
This event was a crucial turning point for Germany. Hitler wanted Germany to be free from politics, and he wanted Germany to become powerful and unified. This when he changed things around, and started expanding Germany. He took control of the Nazis. It was the start on him killing a bunch of innocent people. He made it into a one-party dictatorship made killed Jews, Gypsies and political opponents. -
CCC is Created
Civilian Conservation Corps was the first part of the New Deal Program. It kept young men off the streets. They would plant trees, and help prevent fires, reforestation,and soil conservation. It helped after the drought. -
WPA Created
Congress approved the Works Progress Administration. It was approved to help the unemployed workers provide for themselves or families. It made the workers do building construction, road and bridge construction. They also did dam construction when needed. It also provided frederal funding for the students who were given work under the National Youth Administration. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
He was a boxer before the depression. After the stock market crash, he became less important in the boxing ring. After he broke his hand, he lost his job as a boxer. He went a few months without boxing, and he would get odd jobs from time to time. He got back into boxing, and he became better at it. He won a lot of fights, and then he finally won the HeavyWeight Boxing title. It sparked some faith in the people that were hopeless. -
Olympics Games in Berlin
Hitler opened up these games to prove Germans are the superior race. He was proved wrong when Jesse Owens came along. The Nazis used these games to hide their violent racism. -
Kristallnacht
It was a massive, planned attack on the Jews. This is called "The Night of Broken glass." Germans started doing this after a jew shot a German for treating his family poorly. Since Hitler didn't like Jews, it thought it would be a great reason to rise up against them. Germans beat and murdered Jews. They broke into their houses, and injured Jewish women and children. This started the holocaust. They sent 25,000 jews to a concentration camp to where they would be beat or beat to death. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
It was about migration. People having to leave their homes to find work and provide for their families. -
The Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
It was based off the the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Frank L. Baum. It was put down as the 25th film in National Film History, making it a big part of history. -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler ordered the Nazis to attack Poland. They were bombing Polish cities in order to try and take over Poland. Hitler wanted to become more powerful. This act started World War II. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
Franklin D. Roosevelt gave us four reasons to enjoy. The four reasons are: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. He wanted then to escape the isolationism of the policies from WWI. It helped to encourage them to get better.
