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Decade - 1930s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1930s.
1,882 Questions
How many tv channels were there in the 1930's?
there was no such thing as a TV in the 30s, it was near the 50s though.
Which groups of people might of benefited from Teddy Roosevelt's actions as a trustbuster?
Every American could benefit from Roosevelt's actions.
What Grade School did Warren Oates attend in KY?
my father went to school warren oates in greenville or depot, ky.
Were silent films out in the 1930s?
Yes, but they were giving way to 'talkies'. Charles Chaplin made his last silent film, "Modern Times" in 1936. By then most films had sound.
What film brought about a major revolution in creative use of sound in the 1930s?
gone with the wind?
White Females
What year was Saturday 29th December in the 1950's?
Saturday, December 29 fell in the years 1951 and 1956.
Why was California not the promised land of the migrants' dreams?
california was also feeling the effects of the depression and couldnt take any more migrants
What was the average cost of a dress in the US in the 1930s?
The average dress in the U.S. in the 1930's was between $1 and $3.
What was it like for small towns in the 1930's?
Well in the 1930's, it was the times of the Great Depression due to the crash of '29 and the Dust Bowl. Times were tough, the majority of familys were hardly getting along with the little amount of money they had - and many of the men were at war. For African-Americans times were even worse in the southern United States. They were strictly segregated from Caucasian's due to the Jim Crow Laws, and were treated and judged very unfairly.
What used by the Pinkerton agency until it was declared unconstitutional by Congress in the 1930s?
Among the more notable Pinkertson cases were those in which dozens of union spies were used by the infamous Jay Gould to break a strike against the Texas and Pacific Railroads and when Pinkerton detective's were used in 1905 to involve labor leaders in the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho. After Congress declared LABOR SPYING unconstitutional in 1937, the industrial division of the Pinkerton agency was officially dissolved.
Criminal Investigations, Michael D. Lyman, 6th edition. ISBN 978-0-13-506057-5. Page 8-9.
