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1930's america | Alienation and Hopelessness in 1930’s America

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Women's fashion tended to stay the same from the previous decades. It was simple and conservative. It was just dresses, with some hats, scarfs, and they also would wear feathers in the hats. During this time, America was going through the great depression and still used clothing from the last decade due to tight budgets. Many of the previous upper class citizens wanted to retain that status, and wore fancy clothes.The most empowering part of this photo is that some people were still trying to hold on to the past when everything was going great. It was the roaring 20’s and everyone was invested in the stocks. This shows that people could look wealthy but it was just a cover-up. Everyone was suffering in the country.

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Franklin D Roosevelt was the president in the 1930s

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Franklin D Roosevelt was the president in the 1930s

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created the new deal

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Picture of President Roosevelt, standing in front of the American People, discussing “The New Deal”. The deal was proposed as a direct response to the depression, a time period in American where the economy faced enormous strain. Americans were in thrilled to see the government take responsibility for its people, though a majority barely benefited from the new programs and policies apart of the new deal. It was a revolutionary.

Most Presidents were uncomplacent and more worried about making a mark. Roosevelt might not have been and excuse to this but he was the first President to actually personally take care of his people. The poor, children, nature and even the rich were granted security for their money with the U.S government backing up some public banks. There’s always some kind of foreign event taking the president’s attention from the U.S domestic problems even the very first President. It was surprising to see a President devote himself to his people so tirelessly. In a way he challenged the cultural norms.

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Fashion for women

Fashion for women has changed throughout history and in the 1930s it was pretty much the trend. Just like today there is a trend with clothes. People will always change up the way they dress and it will never stop. They only do it because all their friends and family and life around them influences what they do. In the 1930s for women it was pretty much flashy dresses and outerwear. For men it was suits and things relating to that.

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As the depression was going on in the U.S during the 1930s most people turned to radios to forget about their problems. The radio was entertaining and stations were free. With most Americans craving a bit of laughter comedy stations such as Amos ‘n’ Andy, a radio comedy sitcom taking place in harlem. Some American also danced their problems away. Radios were and important part of everyday life.

The story behind this image affects the way we learned about history. Or more history affects the way you may view this picture because instead of thinking that Americans were lazy you see them as endless optimist. That's how American are viewed throughout history even the early colonies. That makes makes this image less shocking then it should be because people are hopeless, homeless on the street and American are so frustrated that they result to meaningless street brawls.

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Not all American could afford to be fashionable. They dressed as you would expect. The public laborers wore casual shirts and the more well off wore shirts with a coat to complement. If you were looking for a job you dressed appropriately if you could. Men’s coats were preferred big and slightly longer than modern fashion with broad shoulders.. American men wore cloth pants and dress shoes. Casual dressing was only relative to sporting events or public work. They also wore hats that varied based on what they were doing.

You could say that most Americans dressed formal as a response to the depression. People were usually after jobs and wanted to look appealing to increase their chances but this is how it has always been throughout American history. If you could dress formally and your surrounding made it convenient dressing formal was preferred. Proves that even during hard times people still follow the everyday norms.

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The Great Depression hit the Americans hard and quick. On October 29th, 1929, Black Friday, the American Stock crashed. The work and food was very scarce. It hit American Life style hard.
The picture shows much more stuff than the human eye can see. The effects were extreme.  Its social and cultural effects were no less staggering, especially in the United States, where the Great Depression represented the harshest adversity faced by Americans since the Civil War.

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Hitler was rising to extreme power in Germany. It affected the Americans because the politicians were trying to be forced to do something about him. The USA government stayed Isolationistic and caused havoc within the US lifestyle.
The power of this picture is mainly from the fact that Hitler is coming to power so quickly, taking over Europe. People were worried about Hitler coming over to america and taking over.

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Food was given out for free during the depression. People would have to wait in line.

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Work was difficult to find and people would promote themselves by showing their resumes to get a job.