This book describes the world, national, and cultural developments of the 1930s.
General Note
Includes chronology.
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Welcome to the 1930s - Descending into depression - Bonus army marches on Washington - The kidnapping of the century - FDR promises a New Deal - A hundred days of hope - Swinging with the big bands - The Nazis take control of Germany - Prohibition is repealed - The legend of Bonnie and Clyde - Devastation of the Dust Bowl - The New Deal begins to work - Fiery crash of the Hindenburg - The League of Nations falters - Sports in the spotlight - Amelia Earhart disappears - From pulp fiction to comic books - Golden age of Hollywood - Japan launches all-out war against China - World War II begins - Looking ahead.