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Running head: HOW THE GREAT DEPRESSION HAD AFFECTS ON CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION

How The Great depression had affects on culture, entertainment and fashion by kayla park English

Culture, entertainment and fashion has definatly changed massivtly since the 1930 's. The Great
Depression has impacted on us alot and so many thing 's has been drastically made. In the
1930 's The great Depression has affected south in many ways. The Great Depression was not felt through fiances alone but was also reflected in culture, entertainment and fashion down south, during the 1930 's.

Culture was popular in the 1930 's, it was fraught with contracitictions. It was simultaneously, a decade of traditionulism. The depression was, in certain respects, a powerful unifying experience throughout the culture during the 1930 's in south. The 1930 's were a perilous time for public education, with money in short supply parents were un able to provide their children with necessary clothes, supplies and text books to attend school. Sometimes young people had to quit school, to earn a few dollars. Taxes exspecailly in rural areas, went unpaid. With the loss of revenue, school boards were forced to try numerous strategies to keep their districts opperating. School terms were shortended. Teachers salaries were cut. People unemployed, desperate for work, travelled across the country. Families also cut expenditures to a bare minimum, with almost all income going towards food, rent, or mortages. There was no money to spend on luxuries. Money was scarce because of the depression, so people did what they could to make their lives happy. 1930 's also grew increasingly intrested in the tradition and



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