The difference of life from the 1930’s to now The surprising way people lived in the 1930’s was much more different and basic than life now. This is true because in the 1930’s almost all people lived the same looked the same and bought the same things. Even though life was basic in the 1930’s it was also a hard time to live in for example, At the beginning of the 1930’s, more than fifteen million americans fully one quarter of all wage earning workers were unemployed (https://www.history.com/topics/How life has changed since the 1930’s Life from the 1930’s to now has changed drastically even in everyday life. Today almost everywhere you go you go you will see black families, in the 1930’s blacks were just now earning
1930s: The Dust Bowl The 1930s did not at all resemble its precedent decade known as,“The Roaring Twenties.” America faced many obstacles and hardships during the 1930s. The Dust Bowl drastically affected people of the Midwest.
There was gender inequality, prejudiced taxes, and unjust laws. Gangsters became richer due to dealing alcohol, there was a huge increase in violence. Another huge part of the 1930’s was the Klu-Klux-Klan also known as the KKK. This started after the civil war in Alabama the people involved in this group were full of hate and violence at this time it contained of 30,000 members (politics in the 1930’s). During the 1930’s women were not treated equal, they stayed home took care of children and only worked when the men were off at war. While the women took over the mens jobs they did not get paid as much and still had to do all their jobs at home while taking care of their kids. Women needed a full education to be somewhat equal to men that only went to elementary (The
The 1930’s was a difficult time period for Americans. The Great Depression was in full swing, and a fourth of Americans were out of work. The entire United States was in a huge economic depression, hence the name the Great Depression. In New York City Hoovervilles were all over the place. Kids were wearing chicken feed bags for clothes. Everybody was at their lowest.
The 1930s was an eventful decade in U.S. history, from the start of the Great Depression to the start of WWII. This decade had many advancements in science, entertainment, music and fashion trends, and literature. The Great Depression changed many things about our economy permanently, and the culture changed quite a lot. The people of this era were strong willed people who fought in WWII and worked towards the booming economy of the following decades.
The 1930's was a hard time for blacks. Blacks were hit harder hit than whites in the Great Depression. During the 1930s almost half of black Americans were out of work. Blacks really did not have a lot of rights, they could not vote, they could not sit in the same parts of restaurants or buses as white people. Blacks even had separate drinking fountains and bathrooms. Blacks had to use the back door of many building and not allowed to enter from the front. The civil rights movement of the 1930s changed a lot of things for blacks. The civil rights movement stopped most of the segregation in the south and gave blacks more rights.
The 1930’s was filled with many interesting and knowledgeable events that mark the United States history. Our future depends on what happens in the past. The 1930’s was a significant era for technology. There were many new inventions that we can still see that are in use today. The airplane was a huge leap for the United States, It had sparked a whole new way of doing things. Many events in our history involve planes and if it hadn’t been invented our future wouldn’t be the see as we see it.
The United States government has effected huge social changes in the last four decades. During 1940s United States emerged as a world leader. The past years of the 1900s many factors have happened that resulted in the change of the United States history and future. It changed the everyday lives of Americans of how they survived and supported themselves and their family, in both positive and negative ways that affected them daily. For instance, the political affairs of the government and the election of candidates for certain parties like democratic or republican can affect the history of the country, on how the government or Congress passed laws that were of equal protection to its people and how it helps benefit both civilians and the nation itself. On social occasions this could affect the United States history because it is solely based on how the people will react and respond to a certain topic, action, or movement. Their opinions may differ depending on where they stand, on how they look at it from their perspective in their belief on morals, religion, or sense of patriotism to the United States. Advancements in technology affect the nation’s history as well because the improved technology in the 1900s provided many uses for the Americans. The basis of these technologies were to offer entertainment, transportation, communication, military, and also for labor tasks and work.
During the 1930’s blacks were treated unrightfully and stood no where near equal to the white men unlike today’s standards. (Black Americans 1929-1941) They were set limitations in regards to what they could do, what they could say, where they could work, and what they could access in public areas. Although fifty percent of the population in towns were blacks, segregation was a matter that was still present
Radio broadcasting was a new system of mass communication. This was the first time the common man was familiarized with the world at large and international relations (U Chicago). With international affairs brought about the fear of war. FDR preached, "The only thing we need to fear is fear its self" this statement accurately sums up what life was like in the 1930's. Fear suffocated Americans.
Around the 1930’s, the economy has crashed, and the dust bowl had happened which led into a difficult economic hardship for millions of people worldwide. It also brought people like Langston Hughes, Upton Sinclair, and many other talented people to be involved in events that has happened in the 1930's. The living conditions during the time wasn’t the greatest and was extremely difficult just to pass on by due the great depression that had happened. The great depression has cause many political crises not just in America, but all over the world. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the New Deal
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” The 1930s were a massive turn point in history, being one of the saddest times know as the Great Depression. Even though the depression was going on, people still had an eye for fashion and an ear for music. From silk to sateen to velvet, the 1930s had it all. Not only did the 1930s have superb fashion taste, they also knew how to jazz it up listening to Benny Goodman and Count Basie.
One huge thing that has changed since the 1930s is that Jim Crow Laws don’t exist anymore. Now mixed race marriage is normal and public facilities are available to all races. Another thing that has changed is cinema. Unlike films now, many films in the 1930s were silent and colorless. One thing that hasn’t changed since the 1930s is that music culture is closely tied to drug culture.
The 1920’s was considered the greatest era of the united states. You had energy new machines, new dances and music, also movies. Cars and simple things like vacuums, toasters and washing machines were invented to help people do things easier. The fashion industry also boomed with beautiful and colorful clothes and makeup, but all that changed in 10 years. In the 1930’s it was the start of The Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economic crisis. Millions of businesses were failing because people couldn't buy from them so they couldn't pay their workers so people didn't have jobs. If people didn't have jobs then they couldn’t eat and that leads to everyone being malnourished. There have been many reasons or theories for why this happened, but the main reason was
The 1920s were a time of luxury and economic stability in the United States, that is, until the day the stock market crashed and the country was plummeted in to a time of misery and uncertainty called the Great Depression. The ten year span from 1929 until 1939 is one of the worst episodes the United States has ever experienced; it held a great shortage in the money supply, massive unemployment, and despair and doubt for all of the people who lived through it. Frederick Lewis Allen’s book Since Yesterday: the 1930s in America gives a wonderful depiction of exactly what went on during this period of time in the United States, it explains what everyday life was like for the common people and gives the precise reasons for what started and
There were many events that occurred in the late 1930’s that changed the lives of millions of people. Whether it was the beginning