The 1930’s was a miserable decade. During this time‚ dust storms swept the nation‚ which were both destructive‚ and massive. Over farming made the soil very poor. American citizens migrated to California in the hundreds of thousands. In short‚ over farming led to gargantuan dust storms causing the dust bowl‚ forcing the development of new farming techniques‚ and government programs. In fact‚ dust storms got so bad‚ life in the thousands were dying from dust pneumonia and suffocation (The Dust Bowl
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The 1930’s were a time when social changes were happening at a much faster pace than in recent years passed. The fair culture of America was also changing. It was sort of evolving into what was to become an unrecognizable creation‚ both in the physical sense and the ideological sense. The fairs of the 1930’s however‚ while being the first time in history where we see large additions of amusement without purpose‚ as in today’s massive regional amusement parks. The old splendor of educational dioramas
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Manhood during the Great Depression Manhood was shaken to its core during the Great Depression. Never before has an era had such an altering impact on the way we perceive masculinity. This is best portrayed in the popular culture of the day that demonstrated conflicting views of men at the time. This division of what masculinity is developed directly from the cynicism‚ escapism‚ and the traditional view of what the American man should be. Popular Culture depicts a media response to what is happening
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described are all examples of different styles of clothing in the 1930’s. These fads were all the usually worn outfits of this era. Men and women’s fashion and trends were set and inspired by Hollywood star’s appearance on television. “Because of the need to save money‚ the average women could no longer buy new clothes every few months. Instead‚ they had to remake the clothes they already had‚ reusing any material that was on-hand.” (1930’s Fashion for Women‚ n.p.) The Great Depression brought a large
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The ‘Scottsboro Boys’ is a reference to one of the most famous series of trials in 1930’s. The story surrounding the Scottsboro cases involves nine young African American boys and their alleged gang rape of two white women: Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. This highly questionable rape accusation would spark unprecedented amounts of trials‚ convictions‚ reversals‚ and retrials. Because of these trials‚ celebrities were made from anonymities‚ careers were launched and ended‚ lives were wasted‚ heroes
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Since the 1st car was invited‚ people have looked for more ways to make the cars more creative and more beautiful. The Model T only came in black but when it was built in assembly lines. Before that it was blue. Cars have evolved since and there is more technology inside of them with new stereos‚ monitors‚ and lights. It’s really up to the individual on how they want to customize their own car. With many styles they might have in mind with flames or maybe just one or multiple colors all together
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and Fads of the 1930’s 1. Due to the crash of the Wall Street on October 24th 1929 many people thought that fashion was going to be crippled‚ but thankfully fashion continued and grew over the years. 2. After the crash women had to sew and mend their own cloths. Due to this women who had great sewing skills began copying magazines and the latest fashion. This action was the of starts of necklines lowering‚ and skirts were being designed with greater detail 3. The style of the 1930’s began with clothing
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Communication 1930s and 1990s Communication and technology has grown over the past few decades after making of the first phone. The 1930’s wasn’t a very communicational or technological decade. On the other hand‚ the 1990’s was a very erupting decade with technology and communications. There are major differences between those two decades including phones‚ how mail is distributed‚ and how to inform people. The 1930s was a very poor time due to the economy outburst in the market. One communicational
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(2014) discussed both the Great Depression of the 1930’s and the most recent global economic crisis in 2008. According to Ðuraškovic (2014)‚ the lessons learned in the Great Depression of the 1930’s set some standards and taught some important lessons which prepared for and help through the global economic crisis in 2008. To better understand the most recent economic crisis‚ this paper will summarize Ðuraškovic’s (2014) academic article. In the 1920’s the United States underwent what was reported as
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The Dustbowl of America in the 1930’s The Dust Bowl of North America was a disaster in the early 1930’s when huge parts of the Midwestern and Western farmlands of America became wastelands. This happened due to a series of dry years‚ which agreed‚ with the extension of agriculture in unsuitable lands. Droughts and dust storms caused by poor labor practice troubled farms and ranches of the Great Plains; causing a great migration of its people to other‚ more fertile‚ lands. The problem had become
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