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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
Why was salinas valley California an important place during the great depression in the 1930's?
The Salinas Valley during the 1930s was very productive in the area crops but not in the area of employment rights. Its geography and weather was a critical part of letting the crops grow properly.
How were the Soviet Union and Germany able to amass such economic power during the 1930's?
Gearing up for war, on a massive scale, always helps the economy.
What technology was there in the 1930s?
radio, automobiles, steam engines & locomotives, aeroplanes & record players
In the 1930s people comunicated by calling each other by payphone, and telephones. Some technology they used were cars, phones, and radios that was their major technology.
Should Neville Chamberlain be partially blamed for Germany's rise to power?
Yes, many persons consider N. Chamberlain as a Hitler agent.
Was Animaniacs really created in the 1930s?
No, they were created in the 1990's, specifically for the show.
Why was the government of India act 1935 opposed?
Jinnah described it as throughly rotten, fundamentally bad, & totally unacceptable
Governor General & Governors were given special powers obstruct responsible government.
Safeguards & Reservations were in the Act to serve the British Imperialism
Communal Electorate was extended which was not in the interests of India
Burma was separated from India which was also unliked by poeple
Jinnah described it as throughly rotten, fundamentally bad, & totally unacceptable
Governor General & Governors were given special powers obstruct responsible government.
Safeguards & Reservations were in the Act to serve the British Imperialism
Communal Electorate was extended which was not in the interests of India
Burma was separated from India which was also unliked by poeple
What were the major issues between management and labor in the 1930s?
They did not have enough swag to share
Who were the untermenschen in Germany in the 1930's?
The German word 'untermensch' translates to sub-human. Untermenschen (in the eyes of the Nazis) included Jews, Gypsies, Communists, Russians, and other 'inferior peoples.'
The burden of proof in woolmingtons case?
Wilmington v D p p This a case where w was accused of murder when he wanted to cox his wife to go back home.He was charged for manslaughter and he pleaded that it was an accident and that he didn't intend to kill his wife.The prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable dauty that Mr w had intended to kill his wife.
An accurate statement about the great depression of the 1930s is that?
a variety of factors combined to bring about the economic collapse
What did Father Coughlin call for to make life better for many Americans?
Coughlin's term for his platform was Social Justice (also the name of his published newspaper).
Father Charles Coughlin (1891-1979) was a Catholic priest and prominent radio personality of the 1930s. He became a critic of free enterprise, capitalism, and big business, espousing a socialist and quasi-fascist agenda (which resembled to some degree the populist platform of Huey P. Long).
Coughlin called for guaranteed employment and income, wealth redistribution, protection of unions, and nationalized control of businesses and corporate assets by the government.
Simultaneously wary of his influence (either as fascist, anti-Semitic, socialist, or communist), FDR sought to restrict Coughlin's radio broadcasts, which was finally accomplished during World War II through a deal struck with Coughlin's superior, the archbishop of Detroit.
Who was a very powerful union leader of the miners from the 1930s to the 1950s?
John L. Lewis (A+)
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The name of the main concentration camp to which Spain and Germany deported thousands of Basques to die is the Gurs internment camp.
What disabilities were people actually aware of in 1920s -1930s?
People were aware of most of the disabilitys that exist today. However their interpritation and reaction to them was different and far less compasionate in a lot of casses then it is today.
Did they have portable radios in the 30s?
The vast majority of radios in the 1930s were very large console radios. They had heavy wooden cabinets and looked like furniture.
But they did also have portable battery operated radios too. They used a 1.5V dry cell to power the tube filaments and a 45V to 150V dry battery to power the tube plates. These batteries alone might weigh 1 to 2 pounds, so although the radios were portable they were not light weight. Also as these radios used fewer tubes than the console radios did, they usually had lower sensitivity, selectivity, and "extra features" so could not pick up as many stations or receive as many bands or produce as good sound or support "magic eye" tuning, etc.
What does scabs mean during the 1930s?
well im a 15 year old kid so im not really shure, but i think it was a insult. Somone would call you a scaber if you are "lucky" in a way its hard to explain
A scab was someone who ignored a call to strike and continued to work. Scabs were unpopular with strikers since they diluted the effects of a strike. The term is still used derogoratively today in the same context.
What kind of movies tended to be popular during the 1930s?
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930)
"Hell's Angels" (1930). Directed by Howard Hughes.
"The Dawn Patrol" (1930)
"Animal Crackers" (1930)
"Murder!" (1930). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
"Anna Christie" (1930)
"City Lights" (1931)
"Frankenstein" (1931)
"Dracula" (1931)
"The Champ" (1931)
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931)
"The Public Enemy" (1931)
"Little Caesar" (1931)
"Monkey Business" (1931)
"Cimarron" (1931)
"The Front Page" (1931)
"Platinum Blonde" (1931)
"Scarface" (1932)
"Tarzan the Ape Man" (1932)
"Grand Hotel" (1932)
"The Mummy" (1932)
"Red Dust" (1932)
"White Zombie" (1932)
"A Farewell to Arms" (1932)
"Horse Feathers" (1932)
"I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932)
"20,000 Years in Sing Sing" (1932)
"Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1932)
"King Kong" (1933)
"Duck Soup" (1933)
"The Invisible Man" (1933)
"Little Women" (1933)
"The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (1933)
"Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933)
"The Son of Kong" (1933)
"Christopher Strong" (1933)
"It Happened One Night" (1934)
"Treasure Island" (1934)
"The Thin Man" (1934)
"Tarzan and His Mate" (1934)
"Babes in Toyland" (1934)
"The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934)
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934)
"The Lost Patrol" (1934)
"Bright Eyes" (1934)
"Anne of Green Gables" (1934)
"The 39 Steps" (1935)
"Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)
"A Night at the Opera" (1935)
"Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935)
"Top Hat" (1935)
"Captain Blood" (1935)
" 'G' Men" (1935)
"The Raven" (1935)
"The Call of the Wild" (1935)
"Modern Times" (1936)
"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936)
"The Petrified Forest" (1936)
"San Francisco" (1936)
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936)
"The Plainsman" (1936)
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (1936). First color film shot on location.
"The Story of Louis Pasteur" (1936)
"Theodora Goes Wild" (1936)
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937). Disney's first full length animated film.
"A Day at the Races" (1937)
"Lost Horizon" (1937)
"Captains Courageous" (1937)
"The Good Earth" (1937)
"Topper" (1937)
"A Star is Born" (1937)
"The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937)
"San Quentin" (1937)
"The Last Gangster" (1937)
"Bringing Up Baby" (1938)
"You Can't Take It with You" (1938)
"The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938)
"The Lady Vanishes" (1938). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
"Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938)
"Jezebel" (1938)
"Boys Town" (1938)
"A Christmas Carol" (1938)
"The Dawn Patrol" (1938)
"Test Pilot" (1938)
"A Slight Case of Murder" (1938)
"A Yank at Oxford" (1938)
"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
"Gone with the Wind" (1939)
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939)
"Stagecoach" (1939)
"Wuthering Heights" (1939)
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939)
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939)
"The Women" (1939)
"The Little Princess" (1939)
"Gunga Din" (1939)
"Ninotchka" (1939)
"Of Mice and Men" (1939)
"Beau Geste" (1939)
"The Roaring Twenties" (1939)
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939)
"Only Angels Have Wings" (1939)
"Dark Victory" (1939)
"Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939)
"Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939)
"Five Came Back" (1939)
"Babes in Arms" (1939)
"Confessions of a Nazi Spy" (1939)
"Each Dawn I Die" (1939)
"The Three Musketeers" (1939)
"The Man in the Iron Mask" (1939)
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1939)
"Stanley and Livingstone" (1939)
"The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" (1939)
Committee of industrial organizations?
Actually, the proper name is the Congress of Industrial Organizations, which was founded in the 1930's by John L. Lewis. It, and the American Federation of Labor, disputed whether organized labor should be divided by the traditional "craft" method, or by industry. The dispute was ultimately resolved by a merger of the organizations into what is now known as the AFL-CIO.
What was Salinas' economy like during the 1930s?
Salinas' economic activity in the 1930s was more on hunting. The community also had partial dependence on natural acorn crops.
I have done some research and through Ancestry.com have found an Edith Klapka living in Chicago, ILL in 1920. She was born in Illinois in 1915. She had a brother Karl born in 1918. Her Parents, Maria was listed as born in Illinois abt 1889 (Maria's parents were from Bohemia). Edith's father, Jerome, was from Bohemia and was born abt 1888. His occupation on the 1920 census was listed as Artist. There is an Edythe Klapka who was born in 1915 that graduated from the University of Wisconsin Class of 1936 and was a member of "Alpha XI Delta".
When were fluorescent lights first used on home bathroom medicine cabinets?
The first viable & practical fluorescent light was sold in 1938. The fluorescent became common place in the 1940s and was used in medicine cabinet lighting.
