1930s Timeline

By BrittneyHiler

  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
    Served as head of the FBI for almost half a century. FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.

  • Mein Kampf is Published

    Mein Kampf is Published
    Book written by Adolf Hitler and was published in two volumes. One in 1925 and one in 1927.

  • Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
    The stocks lost about 25% and lots of people couldn't find a job or get payed.

  • The Dust Bowl Begins

    The Dust Bowl Begins
    The Dust Bowl began because of a drought and poor agricultural practices. the winds blew and eroded the ground.

  • Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)

    Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
    Elected over Hoover by a landslide because the people blamed him for the stock market crash, and he did nothing to help the people after the crash.

  • Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
    Hitler became Chancellor and the president didn't like it because his popularity was growing rapidly. When the next election was held the president elected someone else.

  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    It was a work relief program for young people and it gave them jobs in to better improve the environment.

  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    WPA stands for Work Process Association and they employed over 8.5 million people.

  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    He was the underdog in the fight against Joe Louis and it is considered "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett".

  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    The Olympics were held in Germany so the Germans tried as hard as they could to look like a likable and trustable country.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    It is called the "Night of Broken Glass." It was when the Nazis went to the houses of the Jews and broke all of their windows.

  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    It is about the Great Depression. It uses fictional characters to represent the thousands of people, but it is based on a true story.

  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    Dorthy and her dog are taken by a tornado and took to the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    Germany invaded Poland to get back ground they lost and because they were one of their neighbors, so the wanted to be bigger.

  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    President F.D.R. said that there were 4 freedoms of speech. They are freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.