How did communication technologies and popular culture change during the 1930s? Provide a few examples. While the Great Depression was often viewed solely as the devastating economic collapse that destroyed the American confidence and left millions fearful and hopeless, although frequently unrecognized, there was in fact another side to this decade which allowed Americans to look forward to a better future. “Many people traveled and looked ahead to a brighter future of streamlined appliances and gadgets that meant a better life” (Nash 558). A communications revolution which occured throughout the 1930’s changes many lives of middle class Americans. The sale of radios and attendance of movies skyrocketed and literature began to thrive. Americans