The Great Depression, or simply The Depression, was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States of America. As with the Great War, the Great Depression gutted the spirit of citizens across Europe and America.
History[]
In Germany, coupled with the population's weakness feelings after Germany's defeat in World War I through the Treaty of Versailles, the Depression sunk down much more the national pride of all Germans when it reached the country in 1930. This led to WWI veteran Adolf Hitler to gain political and popular support with the release of his book Mein Kampf.[1] That same year, the economic crash caused the National Museum to refrain from financing more of Marcus Brody's archaeological expeditions, leading Brody to observe that no one cared about history within a dying economy.[2]
Most government officials sought ways to ease the effects of the Depression: one of them was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt of the United States of America, with the implementation of the New Deal in 1933.[3] Likewise, Hitler's influence in Germany led the country to improve enough since the Depression's beginning, gaining the admiration of Germans like Herman Dietrich.[4]
Among those affected by the Great Depression was singer Willie Scott, who found herself unable to break into Hollywood, prompting her to travel to Shanghai,[5] and Julia Valdez, a young University of Berkeley student of American Indian descent who thought about dropping out to help her parents at home in spite of her archaeology scholarship.[6] Another affected was Panama Hat, an antiquities collector who, by being hit hard financially during this period, resolved to seek wealthy buyers for the Cross of Coronado.[7]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 1 (Indirect mention)
- Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: A Tale of High Adventure (Mentioned only)
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Revenge of the Ancients" (Mentioned only)- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade novel (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- The Adventures of Indiana Jones RPG
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- Marshall College database
- Broadway - America Center Stage (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
- Grail Diary (prop replica)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Adolf Hitler on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 1
- ↑ The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- ↑ Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Revenge of the Ancients"
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade novel
