The Great Depression

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    At 29 years old, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Ston appointed Hoovere as the acting director of the Bureau. By the end of the year, Mr. Hoover was named Director. As Director, Mr. Hoover made several systematic changes to the administration.
  • Mein Kampf is published

    Mein Kampf is published
    Mien Kampf shows Hitler's personal grievances and his ambitions for creating a New Order and fabricated stories of Jewish plans to take over the world.
  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    The Stock Market crash caused the Great Depression because no one had any money. When investors put significant money into businesses and they crashed, businesses closed and people lost their savings.
  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    The Dust Bowl was a series of storms that went on for several years causing agricultural and ecological damage to American and Canadian fields.
  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    The economic hardships, political instability and Hitler's powerful party helped him fall into power as chancellor. He was sworn in by Hindenburg putting the Nazi party in power.
  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    Introduced by FDR, this program was created to provide jobs and income to unemployed Americans.
  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    The CCC allowed single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist in work programs to improve America's public lands, forests, and parks.
  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

     J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

     Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech