America+in+the+1930s

In an effort to give you a better sense of what life was like for the characters of //To Kill a Mockingbird// during the decade when the novel takes place, we've compiled a list of web resources. Some are quite general, while others are very subject specific. There are a number of very interesting sites, so take some time to browse. General Information The Smithsonian Institute's Picturing the 1930s Authentic History Center America in the 1930s
 * Life in the 1930s**

**Politics**
International Issues • Domestic Issues Time Magazine's archive ABC-CLIO database: American History: Eras Historical Eras

The New Deal • The Great Depression • Economic Timelines The New Deal Network Economic History of The Twentieth Century: "The Great Crash and The Great Slump": Timeline giving statistics of economics of 1925-1945 FDIC's explanation of the collapse of the banks
 * Economics**

Movies • Music • Fads • Clothing Trends The Costumer's Manifesto. New Deal Cultural Programs. Descriptions of Federal Art Project, Federal Music Project, Federal Theatre Project, etc.: Film History of the 1930s America in the 1930s Slang of the 1930s 1930s Fashion and Prices Fads of the 1930s
 * Fashion and Entertainment**

Curriculum • Discipline • School set-up The Center for Dewey Studies The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey Encyclopaedia of Informal Education (infed): John Dewey History of Virginia Schools
 * Education**

Inventions • Industry • Communication Century of Progress: Chicago World's Fair, 1933-1934 The Industrial Thirties
 * Science and Technology**

Walker Evans Photographs of Alabama Sharecroppers
 * Images of the 1930s from the American Memory Project**

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