1930's History
The Salt March
How can someone lead a nation in a march and gather followers through speeches and sermons, just to break away and gain independence from the British law? India, March 12, 1930, a man named Mohandas Gandhi started a movement to gain independence for India from British law. British government made a law which taxed all salt and prohibited the Indian people from collecting and selling salt, which was a huge part in everyone's meals. Therefore the British couldn't go wrong with taxing salt for the Indian civilians.
Amelia Earhart ( The Flying Lady)
One of the most popular woman in the 1930’s, who changed the way the aviation world and the real world viewed women. Earhart was unknowingly setting the way for women’s rights, and advancement of women throughout society. Earhart was a very popular public figure that made headlines all over the world to be the first ever woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She was awarded the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for her record setting as first female aviator.(“Amelia Earhart”) Amelia Earhart wanted to promote two things that meant the most to her when it was her time to shine which was the advancement of commercial aviation and the advancement of women. She held nothing back and went full force to prove to the world that a woman could do just about anything.
FDR's New Deal
Have you ever wondered what America was like long ago? How the economy was or the unemployment rate? America has come a long way since the Thirties. From 1929 to 1939 America suffered from the worst economic depression ever. Jobs were very hard to find and almost everyone was struggling in some sort of way. Things were only getting worse and America needed help and that’s when Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President, came into the picture. Franklin D. Roosevelt, former Governor of New York, was promising the American people a “New Deal” during his first days as president and and he would go on to succeed and help America. Today, we realize that the New Deal helped and changed America forever in a time when we needed it most.
Empire State Building
Almost every American knows what the Empire State Building is, what it looks like, and where it is located. It opened in 1931 and to this day it is one of, if not the most popular buildings in the world. Many people may not know the history of why it was built, how it became an American icon, and how it turned the page for architecture. This building has a very interesting story behind it that will live on forever.
The Dust Bowl
Have you ever had trouble breathing in a dusty room? Or perhaps got dirt in your eyes or mouth? People in the Great Plains had to go through that for about eight years during the 1930s in an event called the Dust Bowl. This was an event that horrible for those who lived in the Great Plains and forced people to leave their homes while others died (“Dust Bowl”). The Dust Bowl was a horrible event that millions of American suffered from and we can see today that there are still impacts on the land from it.
Good Time Juice (Prohibition)
Prohibition a time where selling alcohol was highly illegal. No alcohol was to be sold but yet everyone still needed their good time juice. Times were tough from 1922-1933 no one could have any alcohol legally. So what was the plan for citizens, what would they have to do to get their liquor, and who was going to get it for them? It was a tough time to deal with being an adult at this time in history.