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    industrial strategies and the concern of the economic impacts just as it was treated during the 1930s-1950s across Europe. During the 1930s it was found that temperatures were increasing since the early 19th-century as well as the shrinkage of Artic ice. Guy Stewart Callendar‚ a power plant engineer‚ found the first evidence of increasing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. He believed that mankind was responsible for carbon dioxide emissions raising global temperature. He continued to observe

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    what could happen over a series of years. Let’s think back to America in the 1930s. The white race would treat the negro race very poorly‚ there was lynching‚ false accusations of blacks‚ and public segregation. Many books about this time were written to show how racist the whites were to the blacks. Racism and segregation in the 1930s was crueler than in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. Blacks and whites were kept separate in all public places at this time. Back then "in

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    1930's Fair Culture

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    The 1930s 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 1930s 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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    The fast life of the 1920’s had caught up to time; the Stock Market Crash of October 1929 occurred bringing down the entire economy with it. The Great Depression began the 1930s bringing a new state of economic turmoil and tribulations for its people. Unemployment‚ lost savings‚ housing evictions‚ and starvation flooded the nation; however for Asian Americans this was the “cherry on top” their misery. Asian Americans were already facing prejudice and discrimination‚ with the Great Depression bringing

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    Dust Storms In The 1930's

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    The 1930s 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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    described are all examples of different styles of clothing in the 1930s. 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.” (1930s Fashion for Women‚ n.p.) The Great Depression brought a large

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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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    the world. The best way to attempt to stop the racism and stereotypes that currently exist is to solve the issue at its source. Society. The word stereotype has been around for over two hundred years‚ with racism coming into play during the early 1930s. Both have been used against races different from the race of the group using it. Most commonly it is used by certain ethnic groups to describe another‚ within America this was used to describe African Americans. Americans believed themselves to be

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    The ‘Scottsboro Boys’ is a reference to one of the most famous series of trials in 1930s. 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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