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J.Edgar Hoover became the head of the Bureau of Investigation on May 10, 1924. He was appointed acting director by Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone and was later confirmed as the permanent director. The agency would be renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935, and Hoover would lead it until his death in 1972. -
Kampf is Published is an autobiographical and political manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The book outlines many of Hitler's political beliefs, his political ideology, and his future plans for Germany and the world. Mein Kampf , was important to the 1930s because its massive sales and official endorsement in Nazi Germany normalized its extremist ideology and provided the blueprint for the regime's antisemitic and expansionist policies. -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929, which began the Great Depression, occurred on "Black Tuesday," October 29, 1929. It was a historic crash on the New York Stock Exchange where a record number of shares were traded, marking the beginning of a devastating and prolonged economic downturn. -
1930’s The dust bowl is considered the worst dust storms of the era. The storm stripped away fertile topsoil, it ruined crops, and it caused widespread hardship, forcing a lot of families to move away. It was important to the 1930s because it was just really hard on the people, especially during the Great Depression. A lot of families had to move because they weren’t making enough money because they couldn’t plant anything. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president for the first time in the U.S. presidential election, a landslide victory driven by public discontent with President Herbert Hoover's handling of the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt is Elected as President was important to the 1930’s because it brought hope during the Great Depression he brought a new program called the “New Deal” providing a lot of jobs for Americans during the Great Depression. -
January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. This event was the culmination of the Nazi Party's rise to power, which would lead to the establishment of a one-party dictatorship and the beginning of radical changes in Germany. -
The (CCC) was created on March 31, 1933, through the Reforestation Relief Act signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was established as a New Deal program to provide jobs for unemployed young men during the Great Depression by having them work on conservation and resource development projects, such as planting trees, fighting fires, and building parks. -
May 6, 1935 The Works Progress Administration (WPA)was a large-scale New Deal agency created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to provide jobs and income to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression. -
J.J. Braddock won the heavyweight boxing title on June 13, 1935, by defeating Max Baer in a 15-round, unanimous decision. Braddock, considered a heavy underdog, earned the nickname "Cinderella Man" for this upset victory, which took place at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York. -
The Berlin Olympic Games took place from August 1–16, 1936, and were officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad. They are notable for being used as a propaganda tool by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime to present an image of a peaceful and tolerant Germany, while masking its racist agenda. -
Kristallnacht, was a violent, government-orchestrated anti-Jewish pogrom that occurred throughout Nazi Germany, Austria, and the annexed Sudetenland on November 9-10, 1938. -
TheGrapes of Wrath was published on April 14, 1939, and is a novel by John Steinbeck about a family of Oklahoma sharecroppers who are forced to move to California during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. -
The Wizard of Oz had its world premiere on August 12, 1939, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, followed by its official Hollywood premiere on August 15, 1939, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The movie was the MGM musical fantasy film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel, known for its use of Technicolor and Judy Garland's performance. -
Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, which began World War II. The invasion was a surprise attack that used a new military strategy called Blitzkrieg, characterized by rapid armored assaults and air strikes.