Capstone Blog Post 3

For my Capstone project, I decided to go with an Adobe Spark Video or a “Movie.”  For the most part, it was pretty easy making the video itself but it was difficult to upload it to the final projects in Google Drive. I look forward to seeing it on the web because of all the hard work that was put into my Capstone project. The thing I enjoyed the most throughout this project was being able to find and research all types of information.

My main inquiry question is, “What was the range of entertainment available during The Great Depression?” Well, after lots of research and an interview, I have come to the conclusion that there were a lot of types of entertainment but not all of it was available to each family. For example,  some types of pastimes were too expensive so people made their own ways to have fun. Movies and sports were two of the cheaper, more popular activities during the Great Depression. Movies were very popular because they were entertaining, cheap, and, overall, a fun way to spend time with your loved ones.  Sports were also quite popular because they were cheap, fun, and an easy way to escape the harsh reality of life during hard times.

Now I could keep listing forms of entertainment but you get the point. The entertainment enjoyed during the Great Depression all depended on how much money your family had and if you were white or not.

Capstone Blog Post 2

For my capstone project I had to do an interview with someone my capstone is about The Great Depression. Becky little is a journalist who writes articles for history websites like national geographic History and many others. I asked her about ten questions altogether. Getting a interview with her was very easy I searched up her name on google and it said she had a account on twitter so my teacher reached out to her and asked if I could interview her and she replied almost immediately after that we set up a time for me to interview her and when it came the day we zoomed first i introduced myself and then I asked her my questions and I got all the answers I needed and then I wrote them down so here are the questions I asked her and the answers I got.

  • Why Did The Great Depression last so long? International terror flaws, Also when so many people were out of work the whole country was trying to figure out how to get back on  their feet. 
  • Why are you passionate about this topic? She writes a lot about history and she thinks it is interesting  how America has got through the previous crisis.
  • What made you interested in writing an article about Ten Ways Americans had fun during the great depression? She said she was interested in how people lived during this time.
  • What do you know about the most popular types of entertainment during The Great Depression? Going to the movies, musicals, music and more.
  • Why do you think it’s important to know about The Great Depression? SHe says it’s always important to learn about your country’s history.
  • From your knowledge how were boys and girls treated differently? Boys could get away with a lot more then girls but race also played a big factor.
  • Do you think bigger cities or smaller cities had a larger range of entertainment? There was more access to activities in bigger cities.
  • Why did so many people move to california? If your family lost their job or they couldn’t make ends meet they would usually move to a different city in search of work.
  • Do you think boys or girls had a better childhood growing up? If you were a white wealthy child you had it the easiest but it was easier to be a white boy because you had fewer restrictions.
  • Is it true if you were a married woman you were not allowed to work? No hat is false women that were married were not expected to work but they were allowed to have a job.