January 22,2013

[2Asia]

We talked about our assigned blog
rooselvelt was a democrat 523 electoral votes he won every state but 2.. He
though he could change the nation, people think he got us out of the Great depression.
suicide rates went up and chain letters went up. Some people were trying to sell items but no one really profited over it. children would get super hungry and naw on their hands
17,000 veterans went on a march.. they went on a march cause they couldn't cash in there money certificates. march was walter w. and the US army. all veterans were looking for jobs.
alcompone started first soup kitchen. every city had a soup kitchen.
movie tickets 30 cents down to 20 cents. started makin movies with voices then.
sound films were called talkies
wealthy women cared about what they wore
men went from wearing suits all the time to wearing open collared shirts
v-necks for women became popular and they started to sow there own clothes now because it was cheaper but they couldn't afford much
other countries around the world there was an over production of crops in europe
farmers had hard times
many mines and shops and banks were closed around this time
many other countries economies suffered
1933 the zipper became popular and in the magazines people could start affording things
weren't very many silk dresses because people couldn't afford much
Ferry service that would help transport people
2055 feet drop from the bridge
they painted the bridge orange so you could see it in bad weather condiotions
election 1936 rooselvet won by a land side and his new deals were very popular
they never expected that he would win by so much.
he won 60% of the popular votes
won 46 states in all
Ronald Reagen won more electoral votes because we gained to other states
Sports were not effected that much many cities were
a lot of players came to practice shorts and a shirt, no glove, no bat
sports helped a lot of Americans through hard times
many forms of entertainment
'mean a thing if it don't got the swing (popular song)
many films became popular
three little pigs became popular
a picture of Dorthea Lang, she lost her husband. it was her and her 6 kids. she was a publisher who takes pictures. and took a pictures of Florence. Dorthea said she wouldn't publish them but she did and Florence wasn't very happy cause no one wants there failures published in the newspaper.
world war one veterans were only paid a dollar for everyday they fought