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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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Unemployment was much higher in the Depression. Also, the '30s lacked most of the safeguards we take for granted today, including unemployment compensation and deposit insurance.
European leaders were slow to stop the advances of Hitler and Mussolini because?
they were still reeling from World War I and hoped to avoid another large-scale conflict.
What are the key events of the 1920s and 1930s leading up to World War 2?
The Yankee signing of Babe Ruth
What was the primary reason speakeasies thrived during the 1920s and 1930s?
Prohibition. Regular bars couldn't sell liquor anymore, so people went to the "underground" speakeasies that sold liquor illegally.
Where was the center of the black music world in the 1930s and 1940s?
In the 1920s and 1930s it was Harlem, New York City.
Membership and influence among the Socialist and Communist Parties did not gain supporters or increase in numbers during the Great Depression. While FDR had his critics, none of their programs were ever adopted and FDR's popularity remained high and eventually the critics and their supporters gave up.
An actor by the name of Thomas Dartmouth “Daddy” Rice, wrote a song about “Jim Crow.” He supposedly got the idea of the song from hearing a slave or a Black stable boy singing the song. In 1828, Rice appeared on stage as “Jim Crow,” an exaggerated Black stereotype character. Rice, who was White, was one of the first performers to wear black face makeup, later popular in minstrel shows. Rice’s Jim Crow song and dance routine became very popular and he performed in places like Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York, in 1832. Supposedly, the Jim Crow laws passed in the South following the Civil War were named after Rice's character.
How did father Charles coughlin gather support for his criticisms of the new deal?
Through a weekly radio show - Novanet
Famous Australian actors include Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman. Famous sportsmen include golfer, Adam Scott and Olympic runner, John Landy. Famous writers include Patrick White and Henry Lawson. Famous scientists include Howard Florey and William Bragg.
The city of Chicago, IL was a violent and corrupt place in the 1930s. It was the midst of the Great Depression and organized crime bosses like Al Capone wielded much power.
Who are five Famous actresses of 1930s?
There were many. Little Shirley Temple, Bette Davis, Mae West, Katherine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Myrna Loy, Greta Garbo, Carole Lombard, Vivien Leigh, Norma Shearer, Jean Harlow, Claudette Colbert, Barbara Stanwyck, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Janet Gaynor, Joan Crawford, Marie Dressler, Alice Faye, Ginger Rogers, Jeanette MacDonald, Veronica Lake, Deanna Durbin, Marlene Dietrich. Most of these actresses are survivors of the silent era for many of the silent era, their careers were cut short by the invent of "talkies." I am providing you with a website where you can read about movie making in the 1930's.
What were the two major Islamic revivalist movements in the middle east and south Asia in the 1930s?
They were the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimi) and the Islamic Society (Jamaat-i-Islami)
What was the teaching curriculum in 1930?
There was not a set curriculum for education in the 1930s. Arithmetic, reading and grammar were taught, and during this decade, non-academic classes, such as physical education were beginning to enter schools.
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How did people communicate in 1939?
Much of the communication in 1939 depended upon location. Specifically, the forms of mass communication weren't as developed as they are nowadays. So much of the communication was informal by word of mouth, in person, or verbally.
There were also written forms of communication. For example, there were small town and big city newspapers. Not everyone had subscriptions to magazines. There was some use of the postal service and of the telegraph.
Not everyone had a telephone. Not everyone had a radio.
Why is Father Coughlin significant?
Father Coughlin, a Catholic priest, became revered for his religious as well as political views on his radio show that aired from the 1920's through the 60's. Some of his views were anti-Semetic and pro-Nazi, which reduced his influence. In the US, he was an early polarizing figure.
How were Jews secretly identified during the 1930s?
Please see the related question. Identification was not secret.
The Great Purge was to eliminate what?
It was to persecute members of the Communist party and the Red Army leadership. Orchestrated by Stalin between 1936-38, it also involved widespread repression of peasants.
How did bread lines address the growing problems of unemployment?
Bread lines offered free meals to the hungry. Bread lines were common during the Great Depression, a period of mass unemployment.
The Nazis originated a pseudoscientific doctrine regarding this master race?
Pure Aryan Race, no such race
What did isolationists of the late 1930s in the US desire?
Isolation? They wanted the US to ignore European politics.
