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By Kailey and Vinny
The nineteen thirties was a time of great change and struggle. People were struggling with the Great Depression and the stock market crash. The main focus of the thirties was just striving to survive. Fortunately the President at the time Franklin D. Roosevelt was a man of his word and commitment. FDR created a plan called The New Deal; this was an attempt to end the depression and help restore society. Franklin Roosevelt started relief programs which were intended to help people financially and physically. Franklin Roosevelt even wanted to help people regain their strength mentally. FDR gave radio speeches called "Fireside Chats." Across the nation, families gathered around their radios and listened. They felt FDR knew exactly how people had felt.
Hero Charles Lindbergh's baby was kidnapped. The Dust Bowl brought devastation to the Midwest. Desperate for money and food, some people turned to robbery and murder! Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone and John Dillinger made headlines.
The nineteen thirties was also a decade of sports. The Yankees won the World Series five times. Jessie Owens set five world records in track and field in one day!
In trying to make life easier, Campbell's introduced chicken noodle soup in a can. Some of the other new foods of the thirties were the famous Spam, Fritos and Twinkies. Movie classics such as Snow White, The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind were made in the 1930's! Construction on some of the most famous American landmarks was also begun in the 1930's.
On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, war was coming!
Editors note: The 8th grade graduating class of 2002 at Pocantico Hills School has researched the 1930s and pointed you to some highlights from this amazing decade. We did this work as part of a six week computer course. The purpose of the work was to learn how to use search engines effectively and learn how to evaluate the information we found on the internet-not an easy task. After the students finished these web pages they used Power Point to create presentations to teach their classmates about the year they studied. We are not experts and we know that we only covered some of the important topics. If you feel we left out something "very important" please let us know. Meanwhile, enjoy your visit!
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