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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 were the names of Dorothea Lange's family?
Dorothea Lange was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in May 1895. Her birth name was Dorothea Nutzhorn. Her father's name was Heinrich, and he was a lawyer; her mother was Johanna, a stay-at-home mom. Dorothea had one brother, Martin. After her parents got divorced, she came to believe the break-up of the marriage was largely her dad's fault, so she decided to use her mother's maiden name (Lange), which is how she became known as Dorothea Lange.
How did Australia's society get affected in the 1930s?
Mass unemployment nationwide poverty and hunger
What important events happened in 1936?
Jesse Owens won four medals at the 1936 Olympics angering Adolph Hitler who felt that blacks were nonhumans. Edward VII becomes king of the United Kingdom and later in the year abdicates to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. The Hoover Dam was completed. The Hindenburg burned up in New Jersey. FDR used radio for his presidential campaign. Germany and Japan sign Anti-Komintern Pact. Spain starts a Civil War. The Green Bay Packers win NFL championship.
i think that it is worker's rights am 80% sure
In which year 26Th January was celebrated as Indias Independence day?
In 1930, January 26th was celebrated as Indian Independence Day.
A military unit consisting of soldiers from the reserve, something like a division of the American National Guard.
How did Hitler achieve success in the 1930's?
By unifying the German people for one cause, the Arian nation.
What is the outcome of the dust bowl today?
The world level of civilisation will decrease , massive decrease in population , economy and capitalism collapse , communist take over , no more currency being used , people trade with things large amount of people living in cities starve to death and has no job , farmers become richest men ever , ancient treasures are being destroyed or stolen because people wanted food .............(etc.)
many many others ;.
What type of government did Germany have in the 1930s?
From March 1933 onwards Germany was a Fascist dictatorship - the most odious of them all. There are Fascist Dictators on the Right and Totalitarian Autocrats on the Left. Both do equal amount of harm and typiically use similar methods. Josef Stalin had nearly as many innocent people killed as Adolf Hitler.
The Nazi government, also known as the third Reich was the government of Germany during the 1930's and 1940's. The government of Germany in the 1930's and 1940's controlled all commerce and artistic expression of the German people.
Records held by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith?
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the first flight from Australia to New Zealand. In 1930 he flew 16 000 kilometres single handedly and won the England to Australia air race. Kingsford Smith is also well-known for being the first to cross the Pacific from the United States to Australia, which he did in 1928, in the Southern Cross, a Fokker FVII-3M monoplane. The flight was in three stages, from Oakland, California to Hawaii, then to Suva, Fiji, and on to Brisbane, where he landed at Eagle Farm Airport on 8 June 1928.
How did the farmers get water during the 1930's dust bowl?
They didn't get rain and had no other way to get it.
What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930s?
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nations cities
The Civilian Conservation Corps employed 274,375 young men between the ages of 17 and 25 in 1,300 camps nationwide. By 1935 the number of camps and employed young men increased dramatically. Eventually, almost 3 million people served in the Corps. The men signed on for 6 months and were organized into crews that reforested land, undertook conservation projects in National Parks, and worked on trails and clearing growth in National Forests. They built bridges, repaired dams, built fire lookouts and fences, and did terracing to prevent erosion. They were paid $30 a month, but they had to send $25 to their folks in the cities, so the parents would have money to spend to stimulate the economy. The CCC was one of the most popular and most successful of the New Deal measures.
Which statement best describes the labor movement during the 1930's?
It grew rapidly once the right to organize was protected by law.
Why were many Mexican Americans deported to Mexico during the Great Depression?
Many thought Mexican Americans were taking jobs and welfare money from white Americans.
Why did Britain follow a policy of appeasement?
Britain exercised a policy of appeasement with Hitler because initially, his demands were reasonable. The belief was that if appeasement was used, he would eventually become satisfied and stop his aggression. The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain believed that appeasement was the appropriate tactic.
Where can you find fashions of the women of the 1930s and 1940s?
I Know That If A School Is Through Is Getting Rid Of Old Textbooks About Fashion And Design That Should Be The First Place You Should Look. Or Go On EBay And Search Old Fashion Design Textbooks. The Best Resources For Those Fashions Would Be The Fashion And Design Textbooks: ---- The Theroy Of Fashion Design By: Helen L. Brockman Published: 1965 ---- The Second Skin An Interdisciplinary Study Of Clothing By: Marilyn J. Horn Published: 1968 ---- Fashion Innovation And Marketing By: Kathryn Moore Greenwood/ Mary Fox Murphy Published: 1978 ---- Try The Textbooks It Listed Those Will Be The Biggest Help But Make Sure It Was Published In Those Years.
After his death his son assumed control over his empire?
Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan during World War II, however he did not die until 1989 well after WW II. His son Akihito did become the Emperor of the Japan after his death in 1989.
What were the Economic developments of the Soviet Union during the 1920s and 1930s?
Pornography helped the Soviet Union thive economically in the 1920's and in the 1930's.
Why do 1930's era movie actors speak differently?
Language is a constantly changing thing. For example, in old films if someone says they're gay, they mean happy. It didn't mean homosexual back then.
