1930s

<-1920s; part of the Dieselpunk genre which continues to at least the end of WWII
==Timeline References==
* 1930: Boulder Dam construction begins; Chrysler Building finished
* 1931: considered by some contemporaries and historians as the start of WWIIGhuhl, Wernar (2007) Imperial Japan's World War Two Transaction Publishers pg 7Spencer C. Tucker (23 December 2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. p. 1850. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5Cheng, Chu-chueh (2010) The Margin Without Centre: Kazuo Ishiguro Peter Lang Page 116Stein, R. Conrad (1994) World War II in the Pacific: "Remember Pearl Harbor" Enslow Publishers Page 117Rollins, Peter (2008) Why We Fought: America's Wars in Film and History University Press of Kentucky Page 246Prelude to War (1942) US GovernmentJames Stuart Olson (2001) Historical Dictionary of the Great Depression, 1929-1940 Greenwood Publishing Group pg 160
* 1932: Amelia Earhart's solo Atlantic flightGolden Gate Bridge startedCologne-Bonn Autobahn opened; Bonus Army march
* 1933: Chicago World’s Fairattempted assassination of President-elect Roosevelt by Giuseppe ZangaraAdolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany and gains dictatorial powers in wake of Reichstag Fire.
* 1934: First laundromat opensBonnie and Clyde killedBruno Hauptmann arrested for Lindbergh kidnappingJohn Dillinger killedfirst practical test of radarHitler succeeds von Hindenburg as president of GermanyNight of the Long Knives
* 1935: The Lost City and The Phantom Empire movie serialsParker Brothers releases MonopolySocial Security Act takes effectAlcoholics Anonymous organizedAbyssinia CrisisOskar Heil patents another form of the field-effect transistor
* 1936: Life magazine beings publicationFlash Gordon and Undersea Kingdom movie serialsOlympic Games are held in Berlin with parts of them broadcasted on TV; King Edward VIII abdicatesSpanish Civil War beginsRome/Berlin Axis formed
* 1937; To Have and Have Not, The Road to Wigan Pier, The Hobbit publishedAmelia Earhart disappears during Pacific flightGolden Gate Bridge opensHindenburg airship crashes
* 1938: Orson Welles broadcasts The War of the Worlds which is credited with creating a panicGermany seizes Austria and Czechoslovakia
* 1939: Spanish Civil War ends; Formal start of WWII in Europe
* 1940: Battle of FranceBattle of Britain
==Some Films of the 1930's==
Note: The Hays Code was created in 1934
Name 	Year	Studio
All Quiet on the Western Fron	1930	Universal Pictures
Hell's Angels 	1930	A Caddo Company Production for United Artists
Outward Bound 	1930	Warner Bros
Dracula 	1931	Universal Pictures; a Spanish version was filmed at the same time
The Smiling Lieutenant 	1931	Paramount
Daughter of the Dragon 	1931	Paramount Pictures
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 	1931	Paramount
Note this used the proper pronunciation of Jekyll's name (ˈdʒiːkəl/ JEE-kəl)
Bird of Paradise 	1931	MGM
The Crowd Roars 	1932	Warner Bros
Grand Hotel 	1932	MGM
Haunted Gold 	1932	Warner Bros
The Mask of Fu Manchu 	1932	MGM
The Mummy 	1932	Universal Studios
Trouble in Paradise 	1932	Paramount
Silver Dollar 	1932	First National Pictures
King Kong 	1933	RKO
King of the Jungle 	1933	Paramount
Queen Christina 	1933	MGM
Roman Scandals 	1933	United Artists release of a Samuel Goldwyn Production
Of Human Bondage 	1934	RKO
Six of a Kind 	1934	Paramount
The Thin Man 	1934	MGM
Bride of Frankenstein 	1935	Universal Pictures
The Informer 	1935	RKO
A Night at the Opera 	1935	MGM
Anything Goes 	1936	Paramount
Modern Times (Silent) 	1936	United Artists
My Man Godfrey 	1936	Universal Pictures
==GURPS books that cover the 1930s==
* GURPS Cliffhangers
* GURPS WWII
==References==
Category:Historical Periods