Movies & Heroes of the Depression Chapter 25, Lesson 4

10/7/2015Free Template from 2 Movie Stars People could “escape” their own world and watch a movie for 5 cents New world of comedy, musicals, drama Ginger Rogers & Fred Astair – dancers Shirley Temple – child star Marx Bros. – comedians People could “escape” their own world and watch a movie for 5 cents New world of comedy, musicals, drama Ginger Rogers & Fred Astair – dancers Shirley Temple – child star Marx Bros. – comedians

10/7/2015Free Template from 3 Fred & Ginger

10/7/2015Free Template from 4 The Wizard of Oz “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Showed people there were better times ahead “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Showed people there were better times ahead

10/7/2015Free Template from 5 Gone With the Wind “As God as my witness, I’ll never go hungry again.” At the end of the movie, Scarlett O’Hara’s world had totally changed but she survived “As God as my witness, I’ll never go hungry again.” At the end of the movie, Scarlett O’Hara’s world had totally changed but she survived

10/7/2015Free Template from 6 Joe Lewis vs. Max Schmeling II Schmeling is a German boxer German government publishes harsh words they claim come from Schmeling: –“I would not take this fight if I did not believe that I, a white man, can beat a Negro.” The fight lasts 2:04 Schmeling is a German boxer German government publishes harsh words they claim come from Schmeling: –“I would not take this fight if I did not believe that I, a white man, can beat a Negro.” The fight lasts 2:04

10/7/2015Free Template from 7 Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals in Track & Field Hitler wanted to prove the superiority of the German people and the inferiority of the black race 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals in Track & Field Hitler wanted to prove the superiority of the German people and the inferiority of the black race

10/7/2015Free Template from 8 Amelia Earhart First woman to fly alone over the Atlantic Ocean First solo flight from Hawaii to the United States Encouraged both women and flying Earhart disappears in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean trying to fly around the world First woman to fly alone over the Atlantic Ocean First solo flight from Hawaii to the United States Encouraged both women and flying Earhart disappears in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean trying to fly around the world