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Fashion of the 1930's
Most of the women's fashion consisted of draping, flowing evening dresses. This brought alot women together as well as setting the fashion and trends of the 1930's. -
Empire State Building
Also referred to as "The building that never should have been" because there was such an economic crisis. The Empire State Building cost over 40 million dollars and when finished towered over 1472 feet. -
Soil Conservation Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt made the "Soil Conservation Act" because crops were failing and farmers were overplanting, overplowing the land. The top soil would be carryed away by the dust storms. -
Miracle Drug-Penicillin
Created by doctor and researcher Alexander Fleming, this medicine helped to heal bacteria by stopping it from reproducing. He was not able to purify it though in his lifetime. Other researchers, though, such as Ernest Chain, Norman Heately, and Howard Florey were able to purify it and prove it usable as a drug. -
Dust Bowl
Got it's name because of the huge dust storms. During this time, many people were already out of jobs and work beacues of the Great Depression. These dust storms would come and cover towns and destroy crops. This made farming hard for farmers and would dry out the land. It hardly rained and crops and cattle were depleating by the thousands. -
"The American Gothic"
Painted by Grant Wood, this painting was made during the Great Depression. It symbolized the American working class. -
"Migrant Mother" by Dorthea Lange
This photograph was taken during the dust bowl by Dorthea Lange. It represented the great depression people were going through and showed poverty. -
Amelia Earhart
Airplane carrying Amelia Earheart and her navigator, Frederick Noonan, were reported missing. She was born in 1897 and was on of the first female aviators. -
Helicopter Invented
Created by Focke Wolfe. First helicopter to fly for 28 seconds. Was the basis for today's helicopters. -
Entertainment-Movie Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind was origionally written by Margaret Mitchell, but the movie was made in 1939. This movie was a huge hit and provided entertainment. Even today it is one of the most famous movies of all time.
