History Of The 1930s

The 1930s was a significant decade in American history because it was tragic and a mark in history; there was much suffering and conflicts with the economy. People lost hope because their lives were ruined and never thought of how they would rise as a nation. As the years go by the U.S begins to recover and bright ideas have come along the way and great leaders such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt lead us through a better path. Although times during the 1930s were difficult and hopeless for moments, the U.S went through phases of economical, social, cultural, political, and legislative advancements.

Economic Impacts

One of America’s conflicts was human concerns and money. Ever since the clash of the Stock Market, getting back on track was difficult. At its highest peak of unemployment, 25 percent or 13 million people were jobless. Businesses were collapsing such as “in Detroit, for example, the production of automobiles plummeted by two-thirds, and the number of workers in the city’s huge automobile industry dropped by more than one half” (Lewis). This catastrophe limited the citizens ability to advance in technology due to the massive loss of money. The bank failures increased every year from 1920 to 1931 reaching 2,294. This made people not trust banks, they wouldn’t put their savings. Since Roosevelt was concerned about our economy he created a program the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as a way for the banks to function a lot better. The banking system was a lot more organized. Now a day our money is safe and is covered by the FDIC. “ The agency also identifies and monitors risks to its deposits insurance funds and tries to limit the effects on the U.S economy if a bank of thrift institution should fail”(Wallechin...

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The 1930s may have been marked in history as the tragic era of the U.S; a lot was learned and adapted from that time. Everything that surrounds us, how we dress or even our tradition come from somewhere Learning from the past and bringing ideas from those times benefit Americans and help us make to right decisions. If we look around that U.S did accomplish a lot .All to the hard work of our Americans. The U.S has become a much better place and the new things that came to those times give us an impression of the life in the 1930s. The U.S has advanced as a nation and looking back gives us a connection and pride in how the U.S survived hardships. This is how the hardest time that America went through brought the best out of America even though it was the toughest era to get through.