1930s

luxurious lives of the high-class, it captured Sullivan’s attention and got him to laugh and enjoy the little things in life. Many films, primarily comedies, “Suggested the genre’s lighthearted attempt to grapple with the economic calamity of the 1930s. And the desire to release some of the pent-up tension of the war years” (Jewell 225). This eventually aided his decision to make a comedy, not a serious film. After experiencing the hardships, of those less fortunate than he, dealt with during…

During the 1930’s, the American people were suffering a horrible depression, also during this time something equally awful, maybe worse, was occurring in the southern plains. It’s name was the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was a number of dust storms that occurred in the southern plains (grasslands). The land during this time was very dry, therefore the wind easily picked up dirt and topsoil. The dust accumulated so quickly, it infested households, churches, and any building, car, or human in its way…

different; their situation mirrored the million others who fell with the stock market. The movie Cinderella Man showed the changes that came when the Great Depression hit through the eyes of James J. Braddock. The director, Ron Howard, portrayed the 1930’s with incredible accuracy through the overall visual effect, life of James Braddock, and his boxing career. There were slight changes in the details of Braddock’s life but by looking at the big picture, the film did an excellent job at giving…

In the 1930’s a Dust Bowl destroyed many states including Oklahoma, Kansas, and even as far West in California. This was discouraging for many that were already in a hardship from the stock market crash and high unemployment. With no savings and no money to feed their families the Dust Bowl made the situation worse when it ruined crops and farms that people made a living off and fed from. At a time when everyone would lose faith and become unbearable John Steinbeck published a book called The…

During the great depression, every family was different in the 1930s although there were some things many of them had in common. A typical family during the great depression would have consisted of a father mother and several children. The average day would commence with the father leaving for work, that is of course if he was lucky enough to still be employed. Most kids walked to their school or road the school bus while the mother would stay home and do laundry. Washing clothes by hand was…

The Great Depression was so large and devastating that its title is its description. A depression, when talking about economics or history, means a time when unemployment is up, businesses go bankrupt and people cannot afford the basic necessities of life like food, clothing and shelter. The Great Depression affected the world but started in the United States. Americans were overbuying on a new idea of credit and installment paying. Stock prices started to fall in September 1929. October , 1929…

network of roads and national, state and communal and municipal routes, and it was done. Which meant a breakthrough for society. In 1920, women's right to vote was passed in the United States, which was also a breakthrough. During the years 1929 and 1930, the United States enjoyed great economic wealth, therefore people had large houses, cities prospered, because they had many trades in technology and textiles, people focused on the production and acquisition of consumer goods , Typical of a…

The Great Depression Mr. Flores March 5, 2016 IB History The Great Depression During the Great Depression, american families were struggling to survive the drastic changes that the depression had on them. Many significant components of the depression had mainly to do with the impact it had on american families. After the stock market crashed in 1929, and the debate about economic crisis, that is…

The Importance of Maturity in To Kill a Mockingbird The Great Depression is a historic event that lasted for most of the 1930s and is when the United States had a major economic downturn. Simultaneously, the country was still struggling for equality. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and Jeremy “Jem” Finch experience both of these issues in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Through major plot point and lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates that negative or difficult experiences…

The Dust Bowl was a tragic event that occurred mostly in the Midwest as well the mid-south. A dust storm is when strong winds blow loose sand and other loose objects from the ground. We probably all have experienced a mass of rainfall at one time, now imagine that all being dust and sand, but they had no rain. It was a extremely dark period of time, literally dark, there was so much dust that it would be similar to a tremendous black cloud yet one that was lower to the ground. The Dust Bowl was…