New Deal Chapter 15 Section 1 – The New Deal Fights the Depression Section 2 – The 2 nd New Deal Takes Hold Section 3 – The New Deal Affects Many Groups Section 4 – Culture in the 1930’s Section 5 – The Impact of the New Deal

Movies in the 1930s By the end of the decade 65% of Americans attended the movies weekly Comedies Lavish Musicals Love Stories Gangster Films Federal Agent Films – restore Americans confidence in law and order A lot of movies involved “Escapism” – a way for people to forget about their problems for a while

Escapism in Movies Gone with the Wind Flying Down to Rio Walt Disney Cartoons –Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Wizard of Oz Monkey Business and Duck Soup

Gone With The Wind 1939 Starring: Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Shirley Temple Child Actor of the 1930’s Starred in dozens of movies

The Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland Starring: Judy Garland

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1 st full length animated film by Walt Disney in

The Three Little Pigs "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?“ became a very popular song in the 30’s

The Marx Brothers Comedy Team Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo Top to bottom: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo (1931)

Laurel and Hardy Comedy duo from the 1930’s Check out video / / Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy

Busby Berkeley Choreography Busby Berkeley was a choreographer whose spectacular set pieces in musicals and movies cost $10,000 a minute to produce Check out more

Realism in the Movies The Grapes of Wrath Gangster Movies Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Grapes of Wrath 1939 Starring: Henry Fonda Based on a book by John Steinbeck

Mr. Smith goes to Washington Starring: Jimmy Stewart

Radio Shows Started as a radio program in the 1930’s Listen to Andy and Amos Listen to Jack Benny Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, and Eddie Anderson (Rochester) Listen to

Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” Radio program based on the book by H.G. Wells, “War of the Worlds”. Caused panic because listeners thought the world was being invaded by aliens. Hear “War of the

Music of the 1930’s Bing Crosby Juke Box of the

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Art in Depression America A lot of art was sponsored by the Federal Art Project of the WPA A lot of the art was sober and serious Many murals and posters (see section 2 power point) American Gothic by Grant Wood

Woody Guthrie Folk singer who used music to capture the hardships of the depression. Famous Song: –“This Land is Your Land” Visit the Woody Guthrie Watch the Student

Richard Wright African American author Native Son (1940) –About a young man trying to survive in a racist world

John Steinbeck With assistance from the Federal Writers’ Project Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath in Depicts the lives of poor Oklahomans who leave the Dust Bowl to try and find a better life in California, where their hardships continue.

Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind (1936) Won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature One of the most popular books of all time, selling more than 30 million copies 1 st and Only Book Took ten years to write

Sports in the 1930’s Baseball – America’s Favorite Sport –New York Yankees dominated the American League and won 5 World Series with players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe Dimaggio (The Yankee Clipper) Visit Official

Other Popular Sports in the 1930’s Softball Golf Snow Skiing Figure Skating Sonja Henie Olympic Figure Skater from Norway and Hollywood Actress

Jessie Owens Track and Field Star Won 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics –100 meter –200 meter –Long Jump –4 X 100 meter relay Visit Official Read