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By the 1930s, Sweden had what America's Life magazine called in 1938 the "world's highest standard of living". Sweden was also the first country worldwide to recover completely from the Great Depression. Taking place amid a short-lived government and a less-than-a-decade old Swedish democracy, events such as those surrounding
American History: 1930s-1940s. Get a hint. Herbert Hoover. Click the card to flip 👆. the president prior to FDR. He was pro-business and against Direct Relief. Many people came to despise him during the Great Depression. Click the card to flip 👆. 1 / 56.
19. Feb. 2020 · Back when the 1990 U.S. Census was taken, the top-ranking surnames were largely of English, Irish, and Scottish origin. Since those are the countries from which many of America's original settlers came, it's hardly surprising. Data from the 2010 Census tells a different story. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time ...
African Americans - Great Depression, New Deal, Struggles: The Great Depression of the 1930s worsened the already bleak economic situation of African Americans. They were the first to be laid off from their jobs, and they suffered from an unemployment rate two to three times that of whites. In early public assistance programs African Americans often received substantially less aid than whites ...
Besides the new ideas of the 1930s, new technology was bringing people of the world closer together. Steam ships could cross the Atlantic in less than a week, so travel between Europe and the United States, at least for the wealthy, became more common. Similarly, passenger air travel was in its infancy, but gaining momentum.
Neither sentimental nor propagandistic, Citizen Kane transcended the filmmaking conventions and the preconceptions of the 1930s and hinted at a more ironic age, with fewer certitudes, that would follow World War II. Great Depression - Music, Art, Literature: Popular culture provided an escape from the realities of the Great Depression.
The 1930s Lifestyles and Social Trends: OverviewAfter the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, started the Great Depression of the 1930s, Americans cut back their spending on clothes, household items, and cars. Instead of seasonal changes of wardrobe, consumers bought clothes that could be worn for years. Old cars were patched up and kept running, while the used car market expanded. Source ...
