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1 Culture in the 1930s

2 Introduction Have you ever heard of Gone with the Wind?

3 Or this image?

4 Then you know why the culture of the 1930s is important, and why it matters now… …many of the movies, art, and music from the time are still popular today…

5 How could the arts blossom during the Great Depression?

6 Escapism! In the days before television and the Internet, movies and radio shows provided entertainment… and escapism!

7 A few facts… By end of decade, 65 percent of population attending movies once per week 15,000 movie theatres – more than # of banks and twice # of hotels Types of movies included adventure, detective, comedies, gangster films, serious drama

8 Gone with the Wind Marx Brothers Gangster Films

9 Radio also popular… The Shadow – mystery… The Lone Ranger – western… Fibber McGee and Molly - Comedy

10 Listen to an excerpt from The Shadow… MP3 via M3U

11 And of course… FDRs Fireside Chats…

12 Art American Gothic By Grant Wood

13 Part of our culture – used as parody…

14 Works Publics Administration (WPA)… Saul Bellow Richard Wright John Steinbeck Federal Writers Project…

15 Photographers – Dorothy Lange

16 Also compiled collections of… Music Slave narratives State histories Other important data still being used today…

17 SO ARTS DURING THE NEW DEAL IS ALSO A LEGACY OF THE NEW DEAL!

18 Review of other reasons New Deal is programs continue to influence our world today… EXPANDED GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN THE ECONOMY (Page 517) Roosevelt’s administration expanded power of the government by: Infusing _________ of dollars into the economy Attempting to regulate supply and _________ Participating in labor and _________ disputes Establishing federal agencies: Federal Deposit _______ Corporation Securities and ________ Commission

19 IMPROVED LIVES (Page 518) Expanded women’s rights through laws: Wagner _____ National _______Relations Board Protect people’s saving through the Federal _______ Insurance Corporation Social _______ helps people in their old age Helped farmers through _______ supports and providing electrity

20 HELPED THE ENVIRONMENT Page 519) Civilian _____________ Corps (CCC) planted trees, built roads as well as putting people to work Soil Conservation ________ taught farmers how to improve soil Tennessee Valley ________ generated water and elecricisy Expanded national ________

21 OPPOSITION (Page 519) Many conservatives still oppose these programs and want to get rid of them because they think: Programs increased ______ Curtailed their freedom through increased government ________ Used deficit _____________, which means the government spends more money than it receives in taxes

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