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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
1924-1972
President Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as the fifth Director of the Bureau of Investigation -
Mein Kampf is Published
Autobiography by Hitler. Explains his future plans for Germany. Volume 2 in 1926. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
the unemployment rate was 30%. the stock market lost 14 billion on the first day. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
"the dirty thirties"
Severe drought hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains in 1930. Massive dust storms began in 1931. Lasted about a decade. Ruins agricultural lands. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Roosevelt wins the electoral votes by a landslide and is voted into office. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Wins by electoral votes. Rules till he dies in 1945. -
CCC is Created
Civilian Conservation Corps. 1933-1942.
voluntary public work relief program for men unemployed and unmarried ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Madison Square Garden Bowl, the 10-to-1 underdog. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
"Nazi Olympics"
Aug 1, 1936 – Aug 16, 1936. 3,963 athletes. -
Kristallnacht
"Night of Broken Glass"
Nov 9, 1938 – Nov 10, 1938
carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces along with civilians. 91+ deaths. The motive was the Assassination of Ernst vom Rath (German diplomat) -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
American realist novel that advocates social change by showing the unfair working conditions the migrants face when they reach California. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
Dorothy meets the tin man, a cowardly lion, and a scarecrow. They all walk along the yellow brick road and they want to meet the Wizard. they all have different needs they want the Wizard to meet. -
Germany Invades Poland
Sep 1, 1939 – Oct 6, 1939. attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Marked the start of WWII -
The Battle of Britain
Jul 10, 1940 – Oct 31, 1940
aka "Air Battle for England"
the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom from attacks of Germany's Luftwaffe -
The Four Freedoms Speech
by Franklin Roosevelt
freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Freedom from want means that you don't have to worry about where your next meal is coming from or how to clothe you and your kids. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
the surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in Honolulu just before 8:00 -
The Battle of Midway
Jun 4, 1942 – Jun 7, 1942
Major Naval battle in the Pacific Theatre. 6 months after Pearl Harbor -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Aug 23, 1942 – Feb 2, 1943
Germany and the Soviet Union fight for the control of Stalingrad, Russia -
Operation Torch
Nov 8, 1942 – Nov 16, 1942
Allied invasion of French North Africa. Estimated 500 dead and 800 injured. -
The Battle of Kursk
Jul 5, 1943 – Aug 23, 1943
between German and Soviet forces near Kursk in the Soviet Union -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
Helps protect cultural property in war areas after WWII. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Kills mostly, civilians.
The only time nuclear weapons have been used in any war. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Dec 16, 1944 – Jan 25, 1945
last major German offensive campaign on the Western front. -
D-Day
Largest Seaborne invasion in history. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
killed an estimated 74,000, mostly civilians. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
United States Marine Corps and the Navy landed on and captured the island from the Japanese Army -
The Battle of Okinawa
United States Marines and Navy against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
The Death of FDR
President: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
The only president that got 4 terms. Had 4 different vice presidents. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.
Theories about him getting out of Europe.
