Today we continued presentations.
Rural Electrification and Administration Act
-It was passed May 11, 1935
-it brought power to the rural areas and farms
-it also gave them water
-it was successful
Music of the 1930’s
-the radio came in the early 1900’s
-jazz was influential to the great depression
-Louis Armstrong was a jazz musician
-the radio saved money so people didn’t have to go to concerts
-most jazz singers were African American
United States Housing Authority
-an agency designed to lend money to states or communities for low cost construction
-1937 is when it was created
-they thought it would make a change in their social behaviors
-it set a difference between people who actually needed homes and people who were just too lazy to buy one
Games of the 1930’s
-Johnny on a pony
-stoop ball
-stickball
-monopoly
-garden golf
Home Owners Loan Corporations
-in 1933 it helped people keep their homes
-it gave money back to the government
-it was successful
-it prevented foreclosure
-it extended loan periods
-a lot of people could refinance their homes
Woman’s Fashion
-people did their hair in perms so it stayed up
-they wore lots of sequins to make it more fun
Men’s Fashion
-they wore long colors
-they wore hats
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