Answer to Question #308632 in History for golden

Question

Despite hardships of the Great Depression, people were able to find inexpensive forms of entertainment. Discuss 2 ways people would spend their free time during the 1930s.

Answer 1

During the Great Depression, people would spend their free time during the 1930s listening to radios and watching movies. They listened to a variety of radio shows and watched comedies, gangster movies and musicals to help them forget their troubles.

People would also spend their free time in the 1930s listening to musical bands. big bands and swing music were popular, with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller being popular bandleaders.