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US in 30s Public life The Prohibition Movement The Great Depression In October 28th, 1929, The New York Stock Exchange tumbled more than 13 percent; the next day, Dow Jones Index hit a new low of 22% off; the stock market crashed and banks began to fail, the economy plunged into the Great Depression. The economic crisis that is most famous in American history began; By 1932, the unemployment rate was 23.6%. Meanwhile, millions lost their jobs; Public life under the impact of the Great Depression  During the Great Depression which last for a decade, it is recreation like games , cartoons, reading that help Americans spent the most unbearable decade; Games The most significant aspect that affected by the great depression is the avail of the pastime: The net sales of sports and entertainment fell by half, many social clubs, tennis clubs and golf clubs closed down; While many family games like puzzle, draughts and chess became popular, which can kill time and ease their worries. Cartoons 1937-1949 is the initial development period of American Cartoons; From the year of 1937, the Disney Company produced cartoons like “Snow White” “The Adventures of Pinocchio” “Fantasia” “Bambi” Reading For millions who lost their jobs, public library is their own club, it is a warm and quiet place where they can read and nap or even sleep. According to the survey of American Library Association ,in 1933,book circulation rate grew by over 50% than the year of 1929, registered borrowers increased 2 to 3 million. Another vivid example is “Readers Digest”, in 1929, there are only 250 thousand subscribers, while after the Great Depression, the total circulation is 7 to 8 million, foreign language version included. The success of “Readers Digest” is own to the Great Depression because in this period, many families are not able to subscribe several magazines so they have to turn to “Readers Digest” which refine the essence of other magazines that cover a certain aspect. The Prohibi