Today was blog discussion.
The 1936 election between FDR and Alf Landon was very lopsided. Landon only won Maine and Vermont. FDR was the only president to be in office for more than two terms.
The Great Depression was hard on the movie business. Color and sound movies also became popular, even though these were very difficult times. Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and MGM Studios were some big producers of the time. The Wizard of Oz was one of the most popular movies of the time.
Baseball and wrestling were popular during the Great Depression. The players were not wealthy. They wore the clothes they had, and did not have much money.
The Bonus Army were veterans who protested against not receiving a bonus they were promised. There were riots, and people were killed. Many of them died when their camp was lit on fire.
Dorothy Elaine worked for the FSA. She was a photographer, and her job during the Great Depression was to display the hard times the farmers were going through.
The Hoover Dam was built in 1931 to create electrical power with the Colorado River. 6 companies got together and built the Hoover Dam 2 years ahead of schedule.
The 1932 election between FDR and Herbert Hoover was an election between 2 very different presidents, at least their views. FDR won.
Herbert Hoover grew up in West Branch Iowa. His parents died when he was young. He lived with relatives until he moved in with his uncle in Oregon where he learned his business skills. He went to Stanford University, and then he worked at Beewick Mooring and Company of London. Hoover was stuck in China during the Boxer Rebellion. He became president in 1929.
Women's struggles during the Great Depression went largely unnoticed. They had to take care of children and find work. Women who went to soup kitchens were looked down upon. Native American women were especially looked down upon. Women would also buy old food to try to feed their families.
The Court Packing Plan was a plan by FDR to pass the New Deal. It would add a possible total of justices to the Supreme Court. This would effectively "pack" the court.
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