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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
What weaknesses made the league of nations an ineffective force for peace in the 1920s and 1930s?
they didnt take action when they were supposed to stop conflicts, appeasement was there problem. they let Germany slowly conquer its neighbors until they were right on there doorstep ready to blitzkreig
Why there so many dictators in the 1930s?
There were many dictators during the 1930s because many countries didnt have much power at the time so they needed someone to take control and gain power for their country.
What was Rural Mississippi like in the 1930's?
I believe that it was a harsh place for coloured people to live and even though slavery was now illegal, white people still treated coloured people like slaves and animals
How was society segregated in the 1930s in the southern US?
whites and blacks were segregated harshly.
How did people survive during the 1930's?
The main way people survived in the 1930's was by licking gooche. Gooche was a main meal in the 30's and served as a necessity. LIKC GOOCHE TO LIVE.
What transport did they have in Britain in the 1930s?
boats , trains and loads more london canal muesuem has good info
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Did they have mobiles in 1930's?
No! The mobile phone appeared in the 1980s as a car phone (hence the shop called CarPhone Warehouse), then very large true mobiles came along soon after - they were about the size of a brick. In the 1930s very few people even had a landline telephone at home.
What kind of things can you buy in the supermarket now that you couldn't buy in the war?
There were many things that were rationed, or were not available at all. Some of them were: * Coffee * Sugar * Nylon hose (the nylon was used for parachutes) * Cigarettes * Gasoline
Education was basic, and called the "Three R's" - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic ('Rithmetic).
Women as secretaries in the 1930's?
Yes read the Poem By Marge Piercy "The secretary chant". It shows the life of a Secretary in the 1930s.
What is the meaning behind buckle ring jewelry?
The giving of a ring in the shape of a belt buckle began in Victorian times and was symbolic token of the close relationship between the giver and the wearer.
Buckle rings have also come to denote strength, loyalty and protection.
What were the expectations and roles of women of the 1930's era?
Often women were seen as the superheroes of society in the 1930s. This view came about when women began to save puppies and kittens from very tall trees. The universale housewife-superhero uniform was an apron and a spatula in hand along with sporting a bandana on the head.
Presidents during the 1930s and 1940s?
They came in this order: Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933; Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945; Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953.
How many states were in the us in the 1930s?
There were 48 states for the decade.
No new states were added from 1912 (New Mexico, 47th and Arizona, 48th) to 1959 (Alaska, 49th and Hawaii, 50th).
What was womens freedoms like in the 1930s?
womens freedoms were very different from today. Today we get to pick what we want to wear, eat what we want to eat, choose our own religion, and choose the school we wanted to attend. Freedoms are more eliglbe for blacks and whites because back in the day we had a disease i would call it called racisim. People were very races and now today everyone is treated equally and that's how it should be ...
womens freedoms were very different from today. Today we get to pick what we want to wear, eat what we want to eat, choose our own religion, and choose the school we wanted to attend. Freedoms are more eliglbe for blacks and whites because back in the day we had a disease i would call it called racisim. People were very races and now today everyone is treated equally and that's how it should be ...
What countries were invaded in the 1930s?
The most relevant countries invaded in the 1930s included: China, Ethiopia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Spain (via the Civil War), and Albania.
While not technically invaded, both Czechoslovakia and Austria were annexed by the Third Reich under threat of invasion.
