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    What did Communist philosophy look like in the 1930s in the United States (US)? Communism was looked down upon by Americans. In Hollywood‚ a group of “Anti-Communists” created an association against the philosophy called the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The committee was designed to investigate those who were believed to be communists‚ normally film stars‚ according to their unfaithfulness towards answering certain questions during an inspection. Who was in charge of the

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    proper community mental health structures‚ 2) deinstitutionalize mental ill-health patients‚ 3) train police officers‚ and also personnel serving as wardens where mental health victims are likely to have a presence‚ to recognize and intervene appropriately is the situation morally requires‚ 4) provide pre-natal care for mental health patients‚ 5) and increase government funding for the sustainable care of mental health patients‚ while 6) providing more public education regarding mental health victims

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    The involvement of the Communist Party during the labor strikes of the 1930s was incredibly valuable to the migrant workers. They provided technology‚ leadership and foresight necessary to make changes that the migrant workers desperately needed. These changes included not only physical changes to the environment in which they worked‚ slept and rate of pay‚ but also the mind set in which the growers and owner thought about the workers. The biggest plight against the farm workers was that they

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    How did the cinema affect the lives of women and children in 1930s? Labelled the ‘golden age of Hollywood’ the 1930s was arguably a decade of turmoil. This led to many people attending the cinema to escape from reality. Among adults‚ women tended to go to the cinema more often than their husbands‚ and this finding was echoed by rowntree‚ who found that 75 per cent of cinema-goers in New York during the late 1930s were women[1]. With large numbers of children attending these types of pictures

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    The Southeastern United States in the 1930s were a time of racism and injustice. African Americans were harshly discriminated because of their darker skin in a way known as Jim Crow Racism. During this unjust era‚ African Americans‚ though legally given rights by the government‚ had little to none in these areas. Because of this‚ they were often subjected to unfair treatment ranging from racial slangs to outright lynchings. Starting in the 1870s‚ Jim Crow Racism would eventually be brought down in

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    How did the events of the 1930s impact African Americans prospects? Charlie Wilson The 1930s was a time of great struggle in the USA. The New York stock market crashed in 1929 and triggered a spiral of economic depression‚ which hit African Americans hard. The Great Depression had a huge impact on African Americans. The Great Depression of the 1930s was catastrophic for all workers. But as usual‚ African Americans suffered worse‚ pushed out of unskilled jobs previously scorned by whites before

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    The 1930s proved to be a difficult time for America by reason of the stock market crash‚ resulting in the Great Depression. During this strenuous time‚ people looked to something‚ anything‚ to lift their spirits. They needed a reminder that everything might end up all right after the arduous problem at hand. During the hardships of the 1930s‚ sporting events such as baseball‚ the olympics‚ and boxing improved the morale of the people.  Baseball played an influential role in giving people hope throughout

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    The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. At the depth of the depression‚ in 1933‚ one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s‚ shaking the foundations of Western capitalism and the society based upon it. Economic Aspects President Calvin COOLIDGE

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    1930s Film Essay

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    The 1930s are designated has Hollywood’s “Golden Age” because of the various innovations made in the industry during this time. Classic films released during that decade include Gone With The Wind‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ King Kong‚ and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. One major development that came in the late 1920s was the advent of the synchronized sound system in film. This allowed mass audiences to watch feature length films with dialogue‚ music‚ and sound effects for the first time in history.

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    Film Industry in 1930s

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    Tarit Tatiyarat ENGL102 10.00am-10.50am Barbara Kline Marketing in 1930s and 2013 Seattle‚ the crowded city that was full of theaters and super stars. Many people came across the world just to see and buy the films. It is the place where the film was distributed through out the state. Numerous questions were popped up into my mind about what Seattle was like about almost 100 years ago. Walking around the neighborhood‚ I was impressed by the mysterious building. I was really curious about

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