The Great Depression

By makenziekmarsh

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
    In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt defeated the Republican Herbert Hoover and he began his presidency during the Great Depression.

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as director of the Bureau of Investigation the FBI.

  • mein kampf is published

    mein kampf is published
    This is an autobiography written by Nazi party leader Adolph leader. This book is about Hitler's plan behind the whole holocaust.

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    The crash began on a day known as Black Thursday when the market opened 11% lower than the previous day. Different institutions and financiers stepped in and made bids higher to stem the panic.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    The dust bowl was a period of dust storms that destroyed prairies throughout America and Canada.

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    After several negotiations that include industrialists, Hindenburg's son, the former chancellor Franz von Papen, and Hitler. On January 30 Hinderburg declared Hitler chancellor.

  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    Civilian Conservation Corps- This allowed men between 18-25 to enlist and work on America's land, forest, and parks.

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    This guy was an American heavyweight champion from 1935-1937 in New York.

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    Franklin D Rosevelt created the WPA to be a part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression.

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    This was attended by spectators and athletes from all around the world. These Olympic games were used as propaganda for the Nazis.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    This is known as the night of broken glass. This was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi party.

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    This was a book that had won multiple prizes. It is about a family who migrates during the dust bowl.

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    In August of 1939, one of the best-loved movies in history premieres for the first time in theatres around America.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    This was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland. Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union made the attack and began WW2.

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    In this speech, most Americans have heard some of the words due to the Bill of Rights. This speech focuses on 4 main things, freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.