The 1930s: The Decade
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The prosperity of the 1920s ended abruptly in October 1929, when the stock markets crashed in New York, Toronto, Montreal, and around the globe. The crash sparked a series of events that led Canada and the rest of the world into a decade of crisis and depression. While democratic countries are plagued by economic difficulties, Fascist and totalitarian regimes lead the world to war. This is also an era of dazzling social and cultural transformations. European countries are beset by economic difficulties, fast socio-cultural changes, and the rise of totalitarian regimes, all of which drives the world closer to war.
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August Sander, Secretary at West German Radio, Cologne (1931). National Gallery of Canada © Estate of August Sander / SODRAC (2008) |
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1929 |
Stock market crash in New York | |
1929 |
Drought engulfs the Canadian Prairies until 1937 | |
1930 |
Beginning of the Great Depression | |
1931 |
Inauguration of the Empire State Building | |
1932 |
Launch of the French ocean liner SS Normandie | |
1933 |
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. End of prohibition in the United States |
1934 |
Release of the Tarzan movie |
1936 |
Beginning of the Spanish Civil War |
1937 |
Picasso paints Guernica to express his revolt against the Spanish war |
1937 |
Premiere of the play Of Mice and Men in New York. Premiere of the first animated feature by Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
1938 |
First demonstration of colour television. Birth of the animated character Superman |
1939 |
Discovery of the nuclear fission induced by German physicists. The semi- streamlined locomotive, perfected by the National Research Council Canada, is on display at New York World’s Fair |
1939 |
England and France declare war on Germany. Seven days later, Canada enters World War II, two years before the United States |
Sources : linternaute.com | nrc-cnrc.gc.ca | wikipedia.org |