1930s

The 1930s (years from –) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the, also known as the .

The decade started off economically unsteady, with the stock market dropping early in. However, late in 1930, stocks and the economy dropped more, and this time it didn't get better. People began to feel the effects of the plunging stock market in, and the situation grew progressively worse until reaching the low point in. The gloomy conditions that arose led to a religious revival and the rise of that rejected the  of the, which began to be viewed as a decade of "sin." After 1933, the economy began a gradual recovery which wouldn't reach the level of prosperity of 1930 until. In both and, , , and  dominated as the solution, which adopted war-oriented economic policies, such as Stalin's , all of them described as  regimes. In, the rise of occurred.

In, and the , more progressive reforms occurred as opposed to the extreme measures sought elsewhere. attempted to use government spending to combat large-scale unemployment and severely negative growth. Ultimately, it would be the beginning of in  that would end the depression.

Technology
Many technological advances occurred in the 1930s, including:


 * The world's tallest building (for the next 43 years) was constructed, opening as the  on, in ;
 * On, , the first of  were sold in ,.
 * produced the first Color Sound Cartoon in, a cartoon entitled: "Sticks";
 * In, released the first All-Talking All-Color wide-screen movie, ; in 1930 alone, Warner Brothers released ten All-Color All-Talking feature movies in  and scores of shorts and features with color sequences;
 * service across the began;
 * was invented, known as RDF (Radio Direction Finding), such as in British Patent GB593017 by Robert Watt in ;
 * The first  broadcast occurred;
 * In 1933, the company marketed ; and
 * In 1931, introduced the first long-playing phonograph record.
 * In 1935, the British introduced the, designed by . Just three years later, one of these, , would become the fastest steam locomotive in the world.
 * discovered by, and  in 1939.
 * The, arguably the most popular in the world, had its roots in   in the late 1930s. The car would prove to be successful, and would be produced relatively unchanged well up into the 1990s.

War, peace and politics

 * proclaim The death of 
 * Rise to power of and  in.
 * In the, agricultural collectivization and rapid industralization take place, and the occurs, in which much of the Soviet political and military establishment is eliminated.
 * Almost all of moves to  or
 * introduces a new for the, effectively ending its status as a.
 * Starts or continue the  in and.
 * Advent of the modern in  and.
 * The invades the  in the.
 * Italian
 * The
 * Germany and Soviet Union invade in September 1939. The beginning of World War II.
 * leads the non-violent movement in the  and the.
 * And Juan David Valencia "Se Metio el Dedo"

Economics
Not only but also, the stocks had dropped in the early 1930s, and soon after did the economy drop. it gradually began to recover after the low point of 1933.
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Literature and Art

 * publishes Poems.
 * publishes Brave New World.
 * One of the pioneering crime fictions,  written by, is both set and published in this time frame.
 * In the art of film making, the entered a whole decade, after the advent of talking pictures ("") in  and full-color films in : more than 50 classic films were made in the 1930s:


 * most notable were ', ' and , of over 20 classics released in ;


 * the soundtrack and photographic technology prompted many films to be made or re-made, such as the version of , using lush  sets which won an  (see films 1930-1939 in: );


 * the s (or s) included many cult classics, such as ', ', ',, ', ', and other films about s, s and s, leading to the film ' (wolfman);


 * recurring themes included:, the , , , films, , and the filming of "es" such as ' and ';


 * hundreds of notable films were made in the 1930s (see: "" or "").

Popular Culture

 * becomes dominant mass media in industrial nations
 * "" of radio begins in U.S.
 * First intercontinental commercial airline flights
 * Height of the movement in North America and western Europe.
 * The film ' immortalized es, songs ('), the characters, and "Toto" too.
 * "" music starts becoming popular (from onward). It gradually replaces the sweet form of  that had been popular for the first half of the decade.
 * : ' and ' series, ';  ' and ';  ';  ', ' and ';  ' and ';  '.
 * Popular newspaper s include ', ', and  (featuring Popeye the Sailor).
 * Collections of reprinted comic strips evolve into modern s, and costumed heroes lead to the creation of the  genre. The  begins with  debut in  #1.
 * , one of the most popular singers of the decade, dies in an accidental shooting in 1934.
 * Belgian cartoonist .
 * In 1935, the game Monopoly was the best-selling game in America. This was its first year on the market with a major toy company.
 * In 1935, the game Monopoly was the best-selling game in America. This was its first year on the market with a major toy company.

Others

 * In 1932 the broke the German Enigma cipher and overcame the ever-growing structural and operating complexities of the evolving  with, the main German cipher device during.
 * U.S. presidential candidate assassinated.
 * established in U.S. to fight
 * Prohibition strengthens criminal groups in the U.S.; gangsters, such as, extend their influence
 * Southern devastated by decades-long
 * German  is destroyed by fire, killing 36.
 * The in  is destroyed by an explosion, killing in excess of 300 students and teachers.

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