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Culture in the 1930's

American Culture in the 1930’s

American culture in this decade was faced with many challenges. Americans had the Great depression, the Dust Bowl, Coal mining, and crime to overcome without losing what little they owned and worked for in their lives.

The depression was the worst thing people experienced. During the Great Depression there was no money to buy food or pay people to work. Most workers of any kind were laid off because the business owners were out of money. The depression caused farmers to sell the food for less than usual because people could not afford to buy it at the regular price. The decrease in price had the farmers selling more of their product for less price and that made the farmer produce less and less each year of the depression.

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Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle

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