However, this economic growth came to an end in 1929 when the stock market crashes, resulting in billions of dollars to evaporate. The roaring 20's twenties were met with the great depression. The 1930's was a challenging time in American history. Not only was this the time of the great Depression but also the Dust Bowl that occurred in the Central Plains, which caused large numbers of Americans to evacuate which led millions of refugees to move to California to look for work. The book Harvest Gypsies
The 1930’s was one of the worst decades. The stock market crashed, sending the country into economic depression. Many people in the lower class lost their jobs as businesses shut down. The presidential election of 1932 was affected majorly since a number of the people hated Hoover’s response to the economic crisis. Conditions were really bad, especially for African Americans.
The end of World War I was difficult for everyone. Debt, unemployment, shortages, etc. plagued the United States. The 1920s, or Roaring Twenties, brought a lot of good economic, political, and social changes. Plenty of major changes took place in society during this time.
The 1920s, also known as the “Roaring Twenties”, was an exhilarating time full of significant social, economic, and political change. For most Americans, it was full of the prosperity and peace that followed World War I. Middle-class life was full of leisure and class. For others, this time period was filled with hardships and challenges. Many immigrants and African-Americans faced discrimination and segregation from the rest of the United States. One notable, positive aspect of the 1920s was its booming economy.
1930’s From the Depression to the Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt brought hope as he promised “prompt, vigorous action, and as asserted in his Inaugural Address, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” FDR was the president during the Depression, and from that moment on, he turned America around. The 1930’s featured new fashions, lots of inventions, and unfortunately the Great Depression. The 1930’s in the United States was a rough time.
Farmer, African American and low wage earners were suffering from the roaring twenties. Overproduction by using machines to farm directly led to price falling. At the same time, farmer cannot afford machines because prices of machines highly increased; also there were area that did not provide electricity. As a result farmers did not get benefit from economic boom. Most African Americans worked for lowest wages not to mention majority of them lost their job in 1920s.
The 1920s was an era in American history where many cultural trends began to emerge in American society that we would consider pop culture and the American economy was in good shape. For example, the 1920s was an era when the government had taken a backseat to the economy and adopt a laissez-faire approach to it. People during this time was tired of progressive reforms and their country trying to interfere in world affairs, so they adopt a policy of isolationism in world affairs and stop demanding for progressive change in their society from their
During the 1920s, there was a lot of change going on in the country. The automobile industry, the airplane industry, newer modern corporations and management styles, and newer machinery all boosted the economy, and electricity was used. Cities grew as new jobs became available. The 20s saw presidents Warren Harding and all his scandals, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. In the 20s, we were boosting from the economy, and making our market global.
As stated in history.com, “The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939, and was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world.” (history.com) America had just overcome the World War, and now the country was broken down economically and physically. As a result migrants coming to America had a hard time finding jobs and getting pay. Second the dust bowl was a major event in the migrants lives. For example, "Houses were shut tight, and cloth wedged around doors and windows, but the dust came in so thinly that it could not be seen in the air, and it settled like pollen on the chairs and tables, on the dishes."
The culture in the 1930s was completely different from now. The culture, sports, presidents, automobiles, and equality were all different. The movies and books had a different way of talking as far slang, and addressing people. Some of the books in the time were To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Hobbit. The music was completely different there was no rap.
The 1920s carried much change in society. Some of these changes were more rights for women, jazz music, and prohibition. The people of the 1920s were disillusioned by society lacking in idealism and vision, sense of personal alienation, and Americans were obsessed with materialism and outmoded moral values (The Roaring Twenties).Cultural changes were strongly influenced by the destruction of World War I ending 1918. America needed to recover and with it youth rebelled against the norms of the older generations.
This is significant on the basis that the cultural changes that characterized the 1920s were largely based in changing population demographics. With an influx of immigrants from other countries as well, there were restrictions and quotas established pertaining to immigration. Mexicans were not directly impacted by these quotas, but there were barriers existent for Mexican immigrants. While one may inherently believe that the exclusion from these restrictions were created with the intent of providing opportunities for Mexicans, this is not reflective of the economic policy of the 1920s. While farmers across California began to acknowledge the contributions of Mexican labor “…the perceptions of Mexicans as temporary migrants and docile laborers contributed to the fact that they were never included in the quotas”(The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress).
Isolationism weakened the League of Nations by refusing to sign the League of Covenant and the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the feud between Wilson and Lodge, isolationism will start to grow. Isolationism and the fear of communism will influence the U.S. after World War 1. Americans have moved on and were getting tired of Progressivism and war. They feared unrest labor such as communist, labor unions, and immigrants.
Similar to the industrial revolution, Mexicans moved into America during a major world transition, World War I. After the U.S.A. joined the war in Europe, there was a shortage of men to work in America. The people in America welcomed the Mexican immigrants to work in the factories and farms throughout America (Mexican Immigration, n.d.). Then in 1939, World War II began and once again there was a shortage of labor in the United States. Mexicans began to flow into America again searching for work.
World War 2 and its Effect on American Society The 1930’s witnessed the rise of aggressive, totalitarian regimes. After World War 1, Germany became a fascist state under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, Mussolini started to gain political control of Italy, and Imperial Japan became ever more aggressive to its Asian neighbors. This was all leading up to a global conflict. With Germany invading Poland in 1939, the world was again in a state war.
