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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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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.
What is the difference between now and the 1930s?
movies now and days use alot more camers angles and alot of sounds but in 1930 they shot from 1 angle and they really couldn't go back and fix it and in 1927 they had barely added sound to the movies.
What did boys wear in the 1930's?
The same thing the ancient villagers of mesopotamia wore - Clothes.
What was the average allowance during the 1930's?
There were no technical "allowences" if you mean wages;as in what you are payed from a job;then they were very low
How did people travel in the 1930's?
Most people had cars to use for shorter trips. For long erdistances people mostly traveled using trains because they were cheap and fast and went almost everywhere in the US. Ocean liners were available to go overseas Also commercial air travel was starting to become available for the adventurous .
What did people do for fun in the 1930?
In the 1930s, people did many of the same things that people do today for fun. They went to movies and they went out to dance. People listened to programs on the radio and read books and made love and composed music.
Who were the Twin female jazz singers of the 1930s?
What about the Henderson Twins - Win & her sister. They recorded in the very early '40's with Snakehips Johnson
What was the cost of new home in the 1930's?
In 1939 a new house was about $3800.00. Average wages for a year was $1730.00 and gas was $.10/gallon.
What happened in Oklahoma in the 1930s?
in the 1930s, during the great depression, the dust bowlswept across the great planes, a region that includes oklahoma. wind would pick up dust and spread it for hundreds of kilometers at a time. the dust could literally bury a home. during this time, farms were plagued with droughts, thousands of jack rabbits, and hundreds of thousands grasshoppers, killing all crops, and leaving many families broke. the dust also caused dust pneumonia, which didn't have a cure, and took the lives of many, though it was very common in children. the worst known dust storm was on April 14, 1935, a day now known as Black Sunday. The drought finally came to an end in 1939, bringing a halt to the dust storms.
hope this helps!
sorry if i went overboard, i actually live in oklahoma:)
What kind of radios were there in the 1930s and 1940s?
well i know that FM was invented in the 1930s so i gess they had mostly audio programs and live baseball games from what i know
How racism effected people in the 1930's?
Throughout the 1930's African American and Hispanic people did not work in the same areas as the people of "white America". Schools remained segregated at this time, and drinking fountains and restrooms were still labeled.
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