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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
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.
Why were jazz musicians called cats?
The term "cat" comes from the 1930's for a swing musician or anyone who liked swing. This term carried over into the 1950's beatnik slang. Like a " cool cat, man".
Education in the south during the 1930's?
education in the south was very poor people was working in half of them was barley making a dollar a day
What did the people from Hudson's bay company eat?
Varied with time period but always lots of local food. From early on they brought in grains so the Scots would have a kind of bread called bannock. Soup and stews were always popular and of course Pemmican which was not as popular (tastes not so good) but lasted a long time.
Possibly, at least partially: Japan was GREATLY angered over the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty which gave them only 300,000 naval tons, compared to Britain and the US's 500,000 naval tons. Japan's "Nationalism" may have led them to demand equal shares of tonnage. On the other hand; Britain & the US had "two" ocean navies, Japan didn't. So that was a partial explanation for the 5:5:3 division. Italy ignored the Washington Treaty. Germany wasn't affected by it. In the early 1930's Germany & Japan walked out of the League of Nations.
What happened to Lt marshall Buxton?
If you watch the movie, I believe that the lady reporter arrives with a general pardon from President Roosevelt for the horses and men.
As such, while Lt. Buxton did return... there was probably a pardon waiting for him.
What was Ku Klux Klan doing during the 1930s?
the first klan was founded by veterans of the confederate army in 1865. Because of the freedom given to black slaves for fighting in the war. They struck out against all black people and republicans using violent methods to scare people off and get their point across. But in Malcolm X words I believe that the Ku Klux Klan were cowards. Who hid behind their sheets and masks away from the eye of justice. And who would never fight alone only in gangs fearing the skills and inteligence other races brought.
