30 Eye-Opening Facts About Average Life During The Great Depression

30 Eye-Opening Facts About Average Life During The Great Depression

Trista - December 22, 2018

30 Eye-Opening Facts About Average Life During The Great Depression
The opening night of the film Gone With the Wind. Pinterest.

21. You Probably Went to the Movies

During the Roaring Twenties, society’s affluent partied as if they had an unlimited supply of money (just think of scenes from The Great Gatsby). During the Great Depression, though, people began going to the movies as a source of cheap entertainment. The film The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind became huge hits during the Great Depression.

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