Radio became of the most popular source of entertainment along with the famous board game Monopoly in 1930’s. At the beginning of the 1930’s‚ “women’s radio filled the daytime hours between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m” . It introduced a woman to ‘issues and points of view to which she might never been exposed in her own community‚ including health‚ fashions‚ or even a discussion of
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The majority of the historical events that took place in the 1920’s‚ greatly influenced the way women dressed‚ as the automobile industry grew‚ so did female’s interest in cars. As they became drivers‚ women’s clothes were adjusted accordingly to their more liberated lifestyle‚ with sporty clothes becoming one of the leading fashion trends. Designers influenced by the revolutions in the film and music industry‚ began creating clothes similar to those seen on the big screen. Among them‚ there were
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The Treatment and Lives of the Mentally Handicapped in the 1930’s The 1930’s time period made a great impact on the lives of those who were mentally handicapped. However‚ this was also the time of the great depression‚ the most devastating time for people and especially the mentally handicapped. You may ask how they were treated before and after the depression‚ what was done about their condition‚ and how their conditions were “treated” or “taken care of”. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate
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In the 1920’s the production industry was on the rise‚ growing at an exponential rate. Business was booming and there were numerous new inventions to help production move faster and cheaper than ever before. One of the better known of these was the introduction of the assembly line by Henry Ford. The line and it’s simple car design allowed him to build a car so fast and so cheap that none of his competitors prices could even compete. Someone once said he could build a car for everyone. Many industries
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Have you ever wondered about the great depression? Or how they lived through it? The great depression started in the 1930’s. It lasted for nearly ten years. “The great depression put millions of people out of work.” It seared itself into memory of those who lived through it. 1930 was a work here and a work there. “No income meant they had to cut back on everything possible.” They kept their regular payments on two metropolitan life insurance policies. They had to stop ice and milk delivery also
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History of the Radio in the 1930’s In the 1930’s the United States endured one of the most difficult economic times in the history of our country. This horrible crisis was called The Great Depression. The Great Depression‚ which began in 1929‚ was an era never to be forgotten. The Great Depression‚ though challenging with many hardships‚ in a way brought America closer together. It caused people to show what they really were made of and highlighted their true character. Americans worked
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1930’s Fashion When the stock market crashed‚ most people did not continue to buy the fabulous 20s style clothes‚ people instead saved their money and also stopped buying accessories they continuously wore in the “Flapper” era. This devastating turn of events was called The Great Depression. Women’s skirts were altered and only went to the knee‚ not any lower. Plaid and striped clothing became a popular trend amongst men. The 1930s was more of a survival era other than a new fashionable
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the 1920’s‚ the dirty 30’s were truly a disaster. In the 1930’s there a big depression which was called the Great Depression. It was a very hard time for Americans because‚ they were losing everything and had nowhere to go. No one had anywhere to turn and this caused so much commotion and issues in America. Day by day things just got worse instead of better. Everyone hit rock bottom. Americans lost their houses and would go to bed hungry at night. Americans were impacted by the 1930’s because they
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In 1917‚ the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT) was founded and it succeeded through the 1920’s and 1930’s. During this time that occupational therapy became more closely aligned with organized medicine‚ which is what created a ’scientific approach’ to this field. In the 1940s to the 1960s there was a surge in ots as a result of the world war and it
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People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930’s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930’s‚ and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis. Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long‚ or it could be helped by a matter
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