Sports in the 1930’s The 1930’s was a rough time for all of America. Experiencing a drought‚ the stock market crash‚ and it was overall a time of major poverty. This was the time of the great depression‚an economical and industrial slump in 1929 and the upcoming years. Through all of this‚ they needed some sort of leisure or entertainment. This is where sports come into place. Sports like basketball‚ baseball‚ and boxing were just a few athletic examples that were an important part of the decade
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The radio breakthrough in the 1930’s was huge. It not only offered news updates‚ but it also provided entertainment to all ages. Some news updates and broadcasts were often referred to as “fireside chats”. The radio benefitted everyone‚ everywhere‚ but eventually went out of style as other trends came into existence. However‚ even as the interest in radio lessened‚ it played a key role in the evolution of things like the television. In addition to the Golden Age of Broadcasting‚ radios have changed
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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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citizens face an unemployment rate of 50 percent while white citizens faced an unemployment rate of approximately 30 percent. (Lee Sustar). This piece of evidence shows the unequal librium between the two main races of this time. Another event the the 1930s that demonstrates racism is an event at Strawberry in the book Roll of Thunder‚ Hear my cry. During this event‚ the Logan family and TJ went to a vender in a town to get items that one of their parents have requested. While in the process of waiting
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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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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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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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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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change and ways change every day. Imagine what could happen over a series of years. Let’s think back to America in the 1930’s. 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 1930’s was crueler than in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. Blacks and whites were kept separate in
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