Wikispooks wikispooks https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.33.2 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikispooks Wikispooks talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Property Property talk Form Form talk Concept Concept talk Document Document talk Wikipedia Wikipedia talk Test Test talk Widget Widget talk Campaign Campaign talk Module Module talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk 1930s 0 25765 178987 173837 2020-01-13T16:45:43Z Robin 120 wikitext text/x-wiki {{decade |image=1930s.jpg |image_caption=An image of the "[[great depression]]" in the US. |description=A military build up in Europe culminated in [[World War II]]. |constitutes= }} The '''1930s''' was a time of increasing concern about [[fascism]] in [[Europe]], and saw a [[The Business Plot|failed fascist coup]] in the USA. ==The Great Depression== {{FA|The Great Depression}} In the US particularly, widespread deprivation was labelled "[[The Great Depression]]". ===The Business Plot=== {{FA|The Business Plot}} [[image:Business Plot.jpg|left|330px]] A cabal of [[Wall St]] businessmen organised a fascist coup in USA. Their conspiracy was exposed when the front man, General [[Smedley Butler]] [[blew the whistle]] on the group. The group used its [[control of the corporate media]] to try to airbrush the plot from the historical record, a ''[[New York Times]]'' editorial terming it a "gigantic hoax." and a "bald and unconvincing narrative." ==Military build up in Europe== The 1930s saw a rise in [[fascism]] in Europe, and a large military build up. Some [[Wall St]] investors, such as [[Prescott Bush]]{{cn}} and [[Brown Brothers Harriman]] helped [[Fritz Thyssen]] finance [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar</ref> ==World War II== {{FA|World War II}} In 1939, [[Adolf Hitler]]'s Germany staged a [[false flag]] incident, the [[Gleiwitz Incident]], and then invaded [[Poland]]. [[UK]] and [[France]] declared [[war]] as a response. ==Reefer Madness== In USA, an intense anti-[[marijuana]] movement coalesced with an anti-Chicano; since marijuana was associated with Mexican-Americans, a ban on marijuana was seen as a way of discouraging Mexican-American subcultures from developing.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/why-is-marijuana-illegal-721155</ref> The 1937 [[Marijuana Tax Act]] levied an almost prohibitive tax on the drug and it was alleged to be a "gateway drug" that lead to [[heroin]] use<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-war-on-drugs-721152</ref>, as promoted by the film ''[[Reefer Madness]]''. {{SMWDocs}} ==References== {{reflist}} 13vlo7y7q1gmiuszb1bvgjvl0sjmdlb