2. • Political-in the 1930’s people was scared because of the
depression, so people did what they could to make their
lives happy. Movies an game boards was very popular.
Peoples also gathered around to listen to the Yankees.
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3. • In the 1930’s-1945 magazines were very unique from the
magazines today.
• The list of magazines in the 1930’s
• History of Manga - Manga Goes to War 1920-1949
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4. • The 1930s were a time of economic hardship during the
Great Depression that was a result of the 1929 stock
market crash. As a result, many simple games were
created that were affordable for kids and adults. These
games kept entertainment cheap and something that
almost anybody could do despite having little money.
These games are still played by some people today.
• Stickball
• Board games
• Yard games
• Cards
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5. 1930- Looney Toons
1930- Betty Boop
1933- Popeye
1934- Walt Disney Short films
1934-The Three Stooges
1939- Zorro’s Fighting Legion
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6. Newspapers were a great source of most recent news
between 1930 and 1945. The Great Depression began in
October of 1929. Here are some of the names of popular
newspapers
• New York Times
• United States Daily
• Variety
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7. • 1930- Pluto was discovered
• 1931- National Anthem created
• 1933- Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
• 1935- Alcoholics Anonymous Founded
• 1938- Superman first appears in comic books
• 1939- WWII began
• 1941- Pearl Harbor
• 1942- T-shirt introduced
• 1945- Slinky Toy created
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8. • F. Scott Fitzgerald –Tender is The Night
• Ernest Hemingway- For Whom the Bell Tolls
• Thornton Wilder – Our Town
• John Steinbeck's - The Grapes of Wrath
• James T. Farrell - Studs Lonigan
• Richard Wright - Native Son
• Erskine Caldwell's - Tobacco Road
• Ogden Nash - Dr. Seuss
• The Dick and Jane Books
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9. The Wizard of Oz
Gone with the Wind
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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10. • Big Band
• Country Music
• Bluegrass
• Jazz
• In The Mood - Glenn Miller
• God Bless America - Kate Smith
• Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland / Glenn Miller
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