The Great Depression

By eaholliday

  • Mein Kampf is published

    Mein Kampf is published
    This is important because it shows the true thoughts of Adolf Hitler

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great DepressionStock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great DepressionStock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    The stock market crash was known as Black Tuesday, The Crash of 29, and The Great Crash. The Dow went down 13 percent.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    The Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms that were caused by both natural and human made things. It was bad economically and physically.

  • Franklin Roosevelt elected first time.

    Franklin Roosevelt elected first time.
    This was important because it was the first time in 80 years that democrats won by majority of the votes.

  • Adolf Becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Becomes Chancellor of Germany
    This happened because of a series of Nazi Party wins. This was overall bad.

  • CCC is created

    CCC is created
    The CCC was a voluntary program for unmarried and unemployed men. They improved the public forests and parks.

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    JJ Braddock was an american heavyweight boxer who won the heavyweight boxing championship. He was known as Cinderella Man.

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    Hoover not only became the head of FBI but helped found it. He remained in the FBI until his death in 1972.

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    The WPA was a plan to get the United States out of the Great Depression. It stands for the Work Progress Administration.

  • Olympic games in Berlin

    Olympic games in Berlin
    Jesse Owens secured 4 gold medals for Americans making Germany only partly successful.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    This was also known as the night of broken glass. Fires destroyed synagogues and you could hear glass breaking everywhere.

  • Grapes of Wrath is published

    Grapes of Wrath is published
    It was a series of 7 articles. They were written in the San Francisco newspaper. The book was first published by The Viking Press.

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    It premiered in movie theaters and became one of the most popular movies in history. It was based on a children's novel written in the 1900s.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    This was an attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany. This marked the beginning of WWII.

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    This was a speech by Franklin Roosevelt. He talked about how all people should have freedom of speech and religion.