Drawn History: The 1930s | History

Learn more about the 1930s, a particularly tumultuous decade in world history that got its start with a bang - or, more accurately, a crash.

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[jjrosez]

I’m glad this video reminded me that the 1939s existed I literally forgot everything about them

[macristo]

Droughts in the US and flooding in China back in the 1930s. That is why I always roll my eyes when I hear people say “climate change.” Did you know that during Hoover’s Presidency, in the same decade, temperatures reached 100 degrees or more for 42 days in a 43 day period in Arkansas? If that happened today, people would think the world would be coming to an end. And I write this as someone who is environmentally conscientious.