Great Depression

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    Great Depression

  • J. Edgar Hoover becomes head of the FBI

    J. Edgar Hoover becomes head of the FBI
    Hoover used this power to spy on the American people and stop actions that weren't congruent with his ideals.
  • Mein Kampf

    Mein Kampf
    Journals of Adolf Hitler describing his plan to rise to power and what he would do with said power.
  • Stock market crashes

    Stock market crashes
    The stock market crashed causes the United States to be forced into the Great Depression.
  • Franklin Roosevelt elected for the first time.

    Franklin Roosevelt elected for the first time.
    Franklin was the hope of the people, compared to Hoover whose plans continued to fail.
  • Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
    This begun Hitler's rise into power setting his plans into motion that were mentioned in the Mein Kampf journals.
  • CCC is created

    CCC is created
    Program created by Roosevelt which employed young men to work on conservation of wildlife.
  • WPA is created

    WPA is created
    Created jobs by making public work projects.
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    The dust bowl caused many famers to leave their homes in seek for work because they could not bear fruit from the land.
  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    Braddock was considered the major underdog, but from his comeback gave hope to the nation. His win further inspired the nation about hope through the Great Depression.
  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    Germany used these olympics to hide their antisemitic and racist policies, and not to mention their ever growing militarism. The United States tried to boycott this Olympic Tournment.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    A massive attack on the Jewish community called the NIght of Broken Glass.
  • Grapes of Wrath is published

    Grapes of Wrath is published
    American realist novel.
  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movies

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movies
    An american classic released in color.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
    Germany invades poland which launchs europe into the european war, which later turns into the WW2.
  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    The state of union address made by Roosevelt that touched on the four fundamental freddoms.