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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Mr. Hoover entered on duty with the Department of Justice on July 26, 1917, and rose quickly in government service. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf is an autobiography by the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
After struggling for many years and nearly losing his career as a boxer J.J Braddock won the heavy weight boxing title which helped him create a better life for his family. -
Stock Market Crash begins Great Depression
Was not the sole cause of the Great Depression but did set the ruprecussions of the Great Depression into motion. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
Severe dust storm that caused lots of damage to land in the great plains. This was originally caused by a drout. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
This was what set Hitlers plans for the holocast into motion due to the fact that he now had power over Germany's people. -
Franklin Roosevelt is elected President 1st time
American statesman and political leader who was elected president during the Great Depression. -
CCC is Created
Was on of the first new deal programs. It helped people find work when they were going through a rough time. -
WPA is Created
This was one of the new deal programs that helped underpriviliaged people find work to help them make money to care for themselves and their famliies. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Used for propagandistic purposes. It promoted an image of a new, strong, and united Germany and masked its antisemitic and racist policies and its growing militarism. -
Kristallnacht
A massive, coordinated attack on Jews throughout the German Reich. -
Grapes of Wrath is published
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962 -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The book the Wizard of Oz is finally premered in theaters for the first time and will soon become an American classic film. -
Germany invades Poland
The German-Soviet Pact of August 1939, which stated that Poland was to be partitioned between the two powers, enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention. -
The Fourth Freedoms of Speech
As America entered the war these "four freedoms" - the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear - symbolized America's war aims and gave hope in the following years to a war-wearied people because they knew they were fighting for freedom.
