... , parlor games and board games were popular. People gathered around radios to listen to everything. People danced to the big bands. Franklin Roosevelt influenced Americans with his Fireside Chats. The golden age of the mystery novel continued as people escaped into books. Many different problems branched off from the great depression socially, economically, and politically. The great depression began around the 1930 ... ...

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