Economy-Culture
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- Before replacing clothes, people would alter them and the invention of synthetic fibres made it easier to wash and reconstruct clothes.
- Many people who could not afford books/periodicals spent a lot of time in the library.
- Inexpensive forms of entertainment were:
- Puzzles
- Backyard Games
- Card Games
- Board Games
- Major League Sports players were having their salaries cut and players were also removed from their teams.
- Nightclubs became popular because you were able to drink, socialize, dance, and enjoy yourself.
- Very few movies during the time of the Great Depression actually depicted the life during that time. Instead, romance, musicals, and comedy movies were being made.