My Life In 1930s America

The Progressive Era took place in the first two decades of the twentieth century from 1900’s to 1930’s. The Progressive Era was to help the economy for people who lived in America. Some of the ways Americans would try to help were make improvements on working conditions, various regulations at work to keep it overall safer for employees and overall living conditions. There were 3,048,710 Texans recorded in the 1900. The population stood at 3,896,542 in 1910, and rose up to 4,663,228 by 1920. Almost two thirds of the population of Texans lived in the country. The main businesses that took place during the Progressive Era in Texas were lumber, oil, railroad and Farming crops.

After World War One, the United States went through a decade full of industrial, economical, and social growth. This decade is known as the Roaring 20s. The 1920s was a time of important historical events and technological advancement. The development of consumer goods, such as fridges, typewriters, radios, and cars, created jobs and helped the American economy grow. However, not everyone was able to enjoy the advancement that the boom had assured. Although there were many wealthy people, there were still many people who could not afford to live luxurious lives. Many immigrants were not welcome into to United Stats. Prejudice and racism were spread throughout the country. In spite of the prosperity of the 1920s, the

By the year 1930, the United States of America’s economy was in a “critical [state of] national emergency” (Roosevelt, 1933). With reference to F. D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” – the policies of economic reform introduced to rebuild the American economy – this essay will compare and contrast the economic situation of present-day South Africa, with that of the United States of America in the 1930s, and will serve to explore the economic theory supporting the major policies implemented in attempt to alleviate the stress on the economy. Lastly, it will build on this theory to suggest two supply-side fiscal policies – education and skills development, and tax reform – which, if implemented effectively by government, would contribute to addressing unemployment and poverty in South Africa.

The 1920s is notorious for being a good time, with its reputation of being full of fun parties and extravagant living. Those wealthy enough were able to enjoy that along with all the other changes in American culture. In the 1920s the use of installment buying, credit, and stock market investments became a typical part of life. Technology that improved home life, like vacuums and radio, were desired, and these shifts in culture added to the stigma that good times would continue forever. The American people were not aware that common habits in the 1920s would lead to the Great Depression in the 1930s, during which unemployment reached over 25%, the economy struggled, and the fun times ended. The Great Depression was caused by experts that encouraged

Preliminary Thesis: I will persuade future American generations that freedom is a privilege. We Americans need to stop taking our freedom for granted because there are people who wished to have the opportunity to be free the way we do.

In the United States, a number of individuals fought for personal freedoms for not only themselves, but the lives of others, and those to come. This fight was successful, and granted the opportunity to ensure all people had equal opportunities. Unfortunately, for many of two hundred forty five years, the enslavement of people of color became an “ordinary” part of American society; obviously breaking all rights of these people. Finally, in 1865, slavery was abolished in the United States due to the works of President Abraham Lincoln. Although African American individuals were free of

The 1920’s was a great and important decade for the United States. After World War I, the United States went through events and changes that, overall, made the United States a much better place to live. New advances in technology and industry improved American life in more ways than just one. Americans had better wages during this time, more leisure time, and overall, had a better life than ever before. In addition, the 1920’s advocated social and cultural change as well. During this time period, the United States did not return to Normalcy, and instead developed attitudes that changed the life of the people of the United States forever thanks to social changes, cultural changes and changes in technology.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling! The Stock Market crashed in the 1930’s, causing many people agony. The Stock Market Crash was when Wall Street and stocks collapsed. This caused a lot of turmoil, many people were left on the streets with no money or food. America was not the only country going through the depression, this affected many other countries as well. Life today is effortless compared to the life in the 1930’s; socially, economically, and politically.

The 1930’s are known solely for “the longest lasting economic downturn of the western industrialized world”; (http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression) The Great Depression. The Great Depression is responsible for unemployment, poverty, destruction of families, and homelessness. But were the 30’s all that bad? The truth is the 1930’s were responsible for numerous technological advances, like the electron microscope, jet plane, network T.V., polaroid photography and even the helicopter. The Great Depression paved a better path for the future of America.

Social life in the 1940's was characterized by racial discrimination, financial issues, and changes in the workforce. People were recovering from the Jim Crow laws, the Great Depression, and the beginning of World War Two, so these three main topics cover all of things listed above. Social changes during this time period affected the lives of everyday people because of the lifestyle changes that they required. Peoples lives are drastically changed, some ways for the worse, and some ways for the better. People had to adjust to this culture shock because of the importance of the happenings in their social lives.

The 1920s was a huge time period for the United States. Modern technology such as automobiles, radios, and advertisement had taken America by storm. Rural areas were on the decline. American cities had attracted not only rural and urban citizens, but also people from all over the world. In America during the 1920s, citizens struggled with accepting other races and ethnicities into their widely populated country.

Even though freedom has been our nation’s identity for its entire existence, our nation has suffered “dark ages” when the freedoms of African Americans were repressed. During the period of slavery, African Americans were forced to labor under often cruel and gruesome conditions, for their white masters. Solomon Northup, a free man forcefully made a slave, describes his thoughts on slavery in his 12 Years a Slave:

War broke out in Europe 1940, and although our country claimed neutrality I still fear we will be part of it soon. I am 19 year old student in college studying to become an engineer. Times could not be harder for a young man trying to get a degree than during a war. The college is trying to help with the war effort by providing classes for the union and allowing headquarters to take over the campus. Also the government passed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (NWW2M). All of these dramatically affect my efforts to get a degree and start my life.

Imagine livings in generation were your struggle to support your family, you struggle to put food on the table for yourself or even your family, you can’t get the things that entertain/make yourself and your family happy like a TV, a computer and etc. People who lived in the generation of 1929- 1939 didn’t need to imagine this; this was their reality to them. People lost their jobs, had no sort of income many people became homeless poverty was a big issue, this was the start of the great depression .The great depression was On October 24, 1929, it was caused when the New York Stock Exchange.....

What would you do if you woke up one day without any freedom? Despite how incredulous it sounds today, that’s what many people have dealt with and still deal with today. Racial stigma developed from slavery is still prominent today, but what would you say if I told you that an entire country was turned against itself based on a new government? Furthermore, an entirely new government that had previously deprived another country of its women’s rights -- after having one of the most liberal laws in the world. Freedom, in these cases, isn’t easy to earn. In some places, those who aren’t being stripped of it take it for granted.