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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.
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How were women treated in the work place during the 1930s?
Women's wages were lowered. They worked crappy hours.
How did the WPA help the arts?
They hired painters, sculptors, writers, and actors to work at the project the WPA are doing. That project provided them jobs and higher wages than the artists usually get. It also helped the artists to become an important part of the American culture.
(Just left the answer, plain and simple.)
How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff contribute to the Great Depression?
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff raised import duties so American jobs could be protected in farming and business, including imports. The tariff raised by 20% , which caused foreign countries to make their own tariffs against the U.S. and raising their own tariffs.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550096/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act
What is a 1939 Frank E. Bessler good luck coin?
Frank E Bessler was an engineer who invented the movable or invisible stairway. This is the type of folding stairway that allows access into lofts, attics, etc, then folds back into the ceiling. He received patents for this innovation in the 1920's. His company was quite successful. This token is likely an advertising promotion for the stairway, though it is not mentioned on the coin.
What kind of work do signal corps do?
The signal corps provide communications on the battlefield. The attached link explains it in detail.
Patsy Louise "Patricia" Neal was an actress of the stage and screen. She was born on 20 January 1926 and died of lung cancer on August 08, 2010.
What did farmers wear in the 1930s?
farmers wore overalls, suspenders or long johns. they would also wear denim pants. they had cloth or straw hats. everything in the 1930's were made out of cotton, leather or cloth.
this has nothing do with the question but did you know that pi was 3.14159265358.
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purple fricking elephants!
Public schools for blacks were poorly funded and inferior to white schools in the same school districts. The facilities were not are good and most of the teachers were not as well-qualified.
What 1930s bandleader was known as the king of swing?
Benny Goodman Im taking a music class now and also you could type Benny Goodman into google and look under the wikipedia tab.
What was the cost of a new house in 1930 in the US?
In 1930, the average price of a new home in the US was $7,145.
What are hardships californios faced?
the hardships they faced were: the Mexican government neglected the land because of the distance the land was from the capital. the soldiers wasnt getting paid, and they took what they needed to survive from the people they where supposed to protect. the work was hard on the ranchoes. the officials Mexican government sent to govern the land was usually unexperienced and sometimes dishonest.
Who were the vice presidents in the 1930's?
The Vice Presidents in the 1930's consisted of Charles Curtis (1929-1933, while Herbert Hoover was President) and John Nance Garner (1933-1941, during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term as President).
What did NRA stand for in the 1930's?
National Recovery Administration, created in 1933 under the National Industrial Recovery Act as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.
The US Supreme Court found the administration unconstitutional in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States 295 U.S. 495 (1935), and closed it.
Why did isolationist ideas become even stronger in the US in the 1930s?
because the mounting apprehension of Adolph Hitler was boiling and the united states did not want another war anytime soon
Who wrote the 1930s version of Perfidia?
The 1930s version of "Perfidia" was written by Mexican composer Alberto Domínguez. The song gained popularity both in Spanish and English-speaking countries, and has been covered by many artists over the years.
What did women of the 1930's do for fun?
amongst other things women could play tennis, watch horse racing, go to the cinema and watch a film, or take a swim for recreational purposes.
These activities were mostly reserved for the rich however, mainly because the world was in the firm grip of the Great Depression, and most middle-class women were too preoccupied with trying to cope and survive.
remember, back then a woman was expected to do two things: raise children and keep a happy home. these came before time waisting recreational activities.
don't get me wrong however, every woman has the capacity to find some way to make things interesting for herself, and nobody ever lost the capacity to tell a good ol' one-liner. :)
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