The Great Depression

J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

May 10, 1924

he made big changes and He built the agency into a highly effective federal law enforcement.

Mein Kampf is Published

Feb 18, 1925

This was a book Hitler wrote in prison.

Olympic Games in Berlin

Aug 1, 1926

this is where Jessie Owens won 4 gold metals

Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

Oct 29, 1929

This was a very bad time in history because no one had money.

Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

this was what really started Hitler's popularity.

CCC is Created

Mar 31, 1933

This stood for Civilian Conservation Corps which allowed men to improve America's public lands.

The Dust Bowl Begins

Jan 1, 1935

This was a bad time in history cause it caused farmers to not grow their crops and leave their homes.

WPA is Created

May 6, 1935

this stands for Works Progress Administration it helps people get jobs during the Great Depression.

J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

Jun 13, 1935

he won from a 10 to 1 underdog in the championship.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

this is when the pogrom perpetrated against German Jews on 9 November 1938.

Grapes of Wrath is Published

Apr 14, 1939

this book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

Aug 25, 1939

because Wisconsin screenings were designed to give Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) an impression of how Oz might play to moviegoers in middle America

Germany Invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

then thousands of Polish troops were taken into captivity and some surrendered.

The Four Freedoms Speech

Jan 6, 1941

it said that Americans from the Bill of Rights, as well as some new phrases: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President

Jan 20, 1941

This is when Roosevelt defeated republican president Herbert Hoover by a lot.