1930s

Music can grasp a strong bond between people and events. The influence of music in the 1930s was overwhelmingly impactful. With new genres coming in, new clubs opening, and new singers emerging, the 1930s was an uplifting time. People were shaping up their lives, and recovering from the horrid “Great Depression.” Music held a strong relationship with people as they were doing so, and helped them live everyday without sadness or sorrow. The jazz age was ending, but the music was still maturing.…

Criminals in the 1930’s Imagine you are watching the news and a story of a man that murdered 10 men, wounded 7, and performed 3 jailbreaks airs on the television. This man is ranked number one american enemy. Well, his name is John Dillinger. Dillinger was a well-known felonious in America during the Great Depression. There were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public such as, Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde. To start it off, Al Capone was…

Black Homosexuality in the 1930s During the 1920, a reform took place in Harlem. Afro Americans owned 60% of the businesses, jazz music was a new and popular genre of music, and it was a time of national innovation. This period was called the Harlem Renaissance. Harlem was and still is the city with the most concentrated population of black people. The 1930s was not as prosperous as the roaring 20s. The Great Depression hit the nation, but in particular, the already poorly funded black community…

While researching popular toys, games and entertainment in the 1930’s I found that Monopoly is one of the most popular games during this time. Marry Hoyer Dolls weir the dolls of the century. Entertainment was a big time thing because of the Radio from Space and the Frankenstein Monster which was one the most popular films from the 1930’s. These historical events are still interpreted in today’s time. In the 1930’s the Parker Brothers was the first to permit the use of Monopoly. The Parker…

Ever since they were created in the 1930’s, Twinkies have not just become a favorite snack, but also an American icon being featured in many TV shows and movies. And when they weren’t being featured on TV, people have come up with strange theories about them. There are many strange things about Twinkies, but most of the rumors are not true, they are just exaggerations. One of the most popular myths is that they can last an unnatural amount of time without spoiling. Although there are some…

For a brief time in the 1930s, American life was represented by Hollywood films in a way it had never been before—and in a way that for decades after, it was not. Social and political conversations flowed as freely as the alcohol served, people made ambiguous decisions, and there was no air of inhibition around sex or sexuality. This led to women being portrayed as, well, the actual human beings they were, with full and diverse lives and personalities. Women were able to control their own images…

Jennifer Parks AMST 300-50 10672 Prof. Golub August 3, 2014 Strides in American Culture During the 1930s and Today The amount of racial inequality that took place in the 1930s is often overlooked with all of the strides that African Americans made in music, dance, and sports during the early 20th century in America. In Jump for Joy, Gena Caponi-Cabery documents these achievements from the 1930s and onward, and how they shaped American society today. Joe Louis is an example of one of the…

car's needed to start using roovs instead of just and open top. With cars becoming sedans there was a need for heating in cars(1920’s automobiles). In the 1930’s cars became more aerodynamic. The 1930’s were the first years that cars had radios and windshield wipers. At the end of the thirties car sales were down because of the Great Depression(1930’s automobiles). Not many improvements were made in the forties because of World War II. But in 1948, the first automatic transmission was available.…

is that the banks and government acted like they didn’t know who was to blame for the evicting! The social and economic issues of the 1930s were very problematic and the programs of the New Deal attempted to help get farmers back on track. The Joad family was just one of many who were kicked out of their houses and family farms during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. The severe dust storms damaged farmers’ crops so they couldn't make any money to pay for their houses,…

However, behind the silver screen it is evident that the life of a Hollywood actor is not all it’s cut out to be, particularly for the women. “The paradox of 1930s cinema is, although women often did dominate, at the end of the films they were caught up in the arms of men” (Human 405). It was common for “their characters [to be] subservient to their leading men before the credits rolled” (Human 405). It seemed…