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Great Depression
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J. Edgar Hoover becomes head of the FBI
Hoover used this power to spy on the American people and stop actions that weren't congruent with his ideals. -
Mein Kampf
Journals of Adolf Hitler describing his plan to rise to power and what he would do with said power. -
Stock market crashes
The stock market crashed causes the United States to be forced into the Great Depression. -
Franklin Roosevelt elected for the first time.
Franklin was the hope of the people, compared to Hoover whose plans continued to fail. -
Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
This begun Hitler's rise into power setting his plans into motion that were mentioned in the Mein Kampf journals. -
CCC is created
Program created by Roosevelt which employed young men to work on conservation of wildlife. -
WPA is created
Created jobs by making public work projects. -
Dust Bowl
The dust bowl caused many famers to leave their homes in seek for work because they could not bear fruit from the land. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Braddock was considered the major underdog, but from his comeback gave hope to the nation. His win further inspired the nation about hope through the Great Depression. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Germany used these olympics to hide their antisemitic and racist policies, and not to mention their ever growing militarism. The United States tried to boycott this Olympic Tournment. -
Kristallnacht
A massive attack on the Jewish community called the NIght of Broken Glass. -
Grapes of Wrath is published
American realist novel. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movies
An american classic released in color. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades poland which launchs europe into the european war, which later turns into the WW2. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The state of union address made by Roosevelt that touched on the four fundamental freddoms.
