1930-1940 The 1930s brought a very turbulent time to the United States. As a result of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the nation was experiencing a severe depression. There were hard class divisions dividing the nation. People were either extremely rich or extremely poor. The middle class simply did not exist (Bondi 97). On March 4, 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office with the promise of hope and relief for struggling Americans. Roosevelt followed up his promise for help with the New Deal
many ways during the 1930’s. The role of women in the 1930’s wasn’t very big compared to what the men did in many peoples eyes (Grevatt). The men were the breadwinners while most women stayed at home.Many people were upset that the role women were given was to practically to stay home and raise the kids which many wanted to change soon and quickly to prove that they were worth more than people let on (“1930’s.” ) Which reflects on the little rights that they were given in the 1930’s. Womens rights were
The Dustbowl of America in the 1930s The Dust Bowl of North America refers to a catastrophe in the early 1930's when vast areas of the Midwestern and Western farm lands of America became wastelands. This occurred due to a series of dry years which coincided with the extension of agriculture in unsuitable lands. Droughts and dust storms caused by poor tillage practices devastated farms and ranches of the Great Plains; therefore, causing a great exodus of its inhabitants to other, more fertile
The 1930s was an era of difficulty, dealing with the decrease of income and jobs and the continuation of women’s right activism. Gaining the right to vote after the ratification of the 19th amendment was a large step for women’s right activist like Susan B Anthony, Lucy Stone and Carrie Catt (Women’s Right Movement). This step in history was not enough to prove women as equals and were continued to be discriminated against in politics. As women began to change, ideals of the perfect women began
were known as migrant workers. They traveled across the country or they left the country. Most of them did not find a job so they lived on the streets. Migrant Workers in the 1930s had to travel for work because they lost their farms and the government did not help them much. Migrant workers were treated poorly in the 1930s. The migrant workers travelled in groups and lived in tents (Ganzel, 2003). Thay had poor living and working environments. They had to live in random places to have shelter
The 1930s are mostly known for being the decade of the Great Depression which affected every aspect of life including the medical and health fields. On the public health front malnutrition, overcrowding, poor sanitation and other side effects of the Depression took a huge negative toll on human health. While there were many developments and discoveries in the field of medicine, dramatic improvements to public health were stunted because of extremely poor economic conditions. Fewer people could afford
so much about 1930’s especially farming. Farming was hard because there was a really bad drought. Was out they rain no crops could grow. And the crops can't hold the soil together and not blow away. Which was really bad for the soil to blow away. Also the farmers didn't know that the equipment they were using would tear up the soil too much and it would blow away. The farming in the 1930s was bad because of the dust bowl and the price of everything was low. Farm life of the 1930s was really hard
During the 1930’s, 1.3 million Americans from the Midwest and Southwest migrated to California, which had a population of 5.7 million. In 1937, there were between 200,000 and 350,000 migrant workers traveling yearly throughout the United States. Many migrant workers worked in California where some were displaced by impending Dust Bowl migrants ("Farm Labor in the 1930s - Rural Migration News | Migration Dialogue."). During the 1930’s the migrant workers lost their homes because of the Dust Bowl so
The Dust Bowl was a huge impact on the U.S. in the 1930’s, it was also called the dirty thirties. It took place right after the stock market crashed and put many families that lived in the Great Plains out of their homes. The giant cloud of dust came from unanchored topsoil on the ground and carried it far away, and after the wind settled down, all of the dust that was carried, dropped and buried some homes and vehicles, even with families inside of them. It ruined crops and farms and damaged many
The 1920’s can be described as the “Roaring Twenties” whereas the 1930’s have been correctly called the “Dirty Thirties”. Politics, social conditions and economics separated the two decades, as there were huge transitions made in these categories from the 1920’s to the end of the 1930’s. To begin with, in the 1920’s, there were three main political parties. The Liberal Party was headed by William Lyon Mackenzie King and the Conservative Party was led by Arthur Meighen. King was a conciliator who
The Great Depression of the 1930s in Canada The Great Depression of the 1930's is a benchmark for all depressions and recessions in the past and in the future. In the booklet "The Great Depression of the 1930s in Canada" , Michiel Horn gives an intellectual dissection of the events that occurred during the Great Depression. Michiel Horn's approach leaves the reader with a foul taste for the Dirty Thirties. This essay will summarize Michiel Horns key points as well as discuss the ability of
In the 1930’s, people in America were facing very difficult times. The people were going through the Great Depression losing money and jobs. The Dust Bowl was creating havoc in the Great Plains. We had violent criminals robbing banks and putting the public in danger. One of those popular criminals during that time was named John Dillinger. Dillinger was a professional criminal because he broke out of jail, robbed banks, and killed innocent people (Bio. com). John Dillinger was born on June, 22
In the early 1920’s a series of unfortunate events contributed to the Dust Bowl. The first few contributions were drought and strong winds. Soon dust storms started sprouting up around the midwest. As the amount of storms increased more citizens scrambled away. Turning the midwestern areas into the Dust Bowl. And to top it off all of this was happening at the beginning of the Great Depression, which began in 1929. Which was mostly caused by multiple stocks crashing. Causing great ecological and economical
of a job. Times were getting hard and they were taking farmers with them. During World War One farmers worked hard to keep their pockets full, but when prices fell it got tougher to pay off debt, and household expenses. Prices dropped so low in the 1930’s many had to file bankruptcy or close their farm. The price of corn fell so much that a bushel was only worth around ten cents. Families couldn’t even afford to fill their fires with coal anymore. Coal was replaced by corn, and it was not uncommon
The fabulous late 1930s The late 1930’s was full of many political, entertainment, style, and technological advances. The entertainment industry contained many new types of films and songs. New political leaders came to power and dealt with many trying events. Men, women and children began changing the way they dressed. As the 1930s continued, the world also began to invent new technology. The late 1930s was full of popular films, songs, and dances. The following movies were voted the best of
As America tumbled skyward into the 1930s, the country also stumbled earthward into a cataclysmic depression. Farmers all across the country mewled out in agony as huge swarms of flinging dust particles flew amok and disfigured cropland. The dust squirmed itself into houses, barns, and the lungs of innocent people, infecting them with what came to be known as a dust pneumonia. Farmers suffered harshly from the annihilation of their farms due to the soil flying about. It impaired animals, crops, houses
Despair Essay In the 1930’s many horrible things happened to the economy, and all sorts of people. Many became unemployed and were struggling to get money, food, and other necessary items to survive. All of these items were hard to come by in those days because of the stock market crash. Once the stock market crashed about $140 billion just simply vanished. This caused many immigrants to be sent back home, and the buying and selling of materials very difficult. During the 1930’s the stock market
A Quest for Literacy-Education in the 1930s Due to reformers in the Great Depression Era, education has changed and evolved much in the last hundred years. Education quality in the 1920s and 30s was severely lacking, due to money shortage. Scout and Jem Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird have education quality surpassing most other schools of the time. Throughout the story, Scout is in first through third grade, while Jem is in fifth grade through high school. Most schools were in desperate
ideas encouraged the end of the depression. William Lyon MacKenzie King was a main contributor towards leading Canada out of the depression. When the depression started, King was still in the position of Prime Minister; so when the election of the 1930’s came, King had a new opponent. His opponents name was Richard Bennett. Bennett suggested that tariffs should be raised, and that the wealthy and stable should give to the poor; while King was campaigning for lower tariffs, attempting to help those
The squatters’ in the 1930s undoubtedly dealt with many hardships. A lot of the misfortunes that they faced were due to their unpleasant lifestyle. Therefore, the problems that they faced as the effects of their lifestyle at their homes were much greater. In fact, they added even more stress and struggle to their lives. The lifestyle in squatters’ camps caused many negative effects for everyone who came into contact with them, and damaged their minds and bodies. These negative effects were caused