1934 saw the turning point in the great depression in America with unemployment decreasing to 22% . But in other parts of the world some of the political changes occurring would cause the next world war , in Germany Adolf Hitler declared himself the fuhrer ( ultimate ruler ) , in Russia Stalin began his massacres and in China Mao Tse-Tung spread the communist doctrine. The further weather drought problems in the US midwest continued and some 35 million acres of farmland were utterly destroyed and a further 225 million acres were in danger. The president set up public works around the US including bridges, roads and flood control Dams in an attempt to put America back on it's feet. The FBI had considerable success ending the careers with celebrity criminals and John Dillinger , Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson.
How Much things cost in 1934
Average Cost of new house $5,970.00
Average wages per year $1,600.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $20.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 12 cents
Studebaker Truck $625.00
Arrow Mens Shirt $2.50
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 515
How Much things cost in 1934
Average Cost of new house $5,970.00
Average wages per year $1,600.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $20.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 12 cents
Studebaker Truck $625.00
Arrow Mens Shirt $2.50
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 515
What Events Happened in 1934
- Near their hide-out in Black Lake, Louisiana, FBI men ambush bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and fire, killing them.
- Following the depression worldwide dictatorships are established in Brazil and Bolivia
- After 2 years of near drought conditions April and May in 1934 bring a month long drought causing further crop failure and many farms going bankrupt with more land turning from furtile soil to a dust bowl
- The USSR joins the League of nations
- Congress pass the Jones-Connally Farm-Relief Act to help Struggling Farmers
- Inner City Slum Clearance begin in New York and other major US Cities
- Josef Stalin purges opposition
- The Loch Ness Monster is spotted for the first time
- Alcatraz federal penitentiary known as "The Rock" opens
- The First Ever general strike in the US
- Italy wins the 1934 World Cup in Italy defeating Czechoslovakia
Technology
- The Sikorsky S-42 was the first real transoceanic flying boat and had it's maiden flight
- The Luxury Liner Queen Mary is launched in Scotland
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Catseyes England by Percy Shaw - for lighting roads
Trampoline George Nissen and Larry Griswold
Popular Culture
- John Herbert Dillinger ( Public Enemy Number 1 ) bank robber dies after a shoot out with the FBI Outside Chicago
- The Film Stand Up and Cheer, with five-year-old Shirley Temple in a relatively minor role. but she steals the show and a star is born ,later in the year she goes on to sing " The Good Ship Lollipop in the film Bright Eyes
- Cole Porter continues to have a string of musical hits
