1. Culture of the 1930’s
Chapter 13.4

2. Essential Question; Historical Tweet
Pick a person/ event from Chapter 13 –or- 14 and write a historical tweet…
Turn in the homework assignments that were due today (green bin).

3. New Deal Program; Federal Arts Programs; Writers Project Theater; Offered Jobs to Artist Escapism; Finding Relief from hardships through pop culture Movies, Radio, Music, Books, Plays, Comic Books Golden Age of Hollywood; relief from concern laugh, sing, good triumph over evil

4. Wizard of Oz; “Over The Rainbow”  From Farm to Oz Snow White; Good (Poor) v. Evil (Rich) Gone With the Wind; Romance Top Hat; Musical

5. Many Films Reflect Distrust; Big Business and Government BEFORE New Deal Public Enemy (1931) ; Declining Faith in Government  characters to violence to survive depression AFTER New Deal; G-Men (1935) Same Actor FBI Agent Main Messages in All Films; Strength of Average Americans, Celebrate American Idealism, Triumph of Common Man and Adversity

6. Radio Shows; 1. Comedy Talk Show Bob Hope/ Jack Benny 2. Lone Ranger 3. War of Worlds 10/30/1938 Music; Diversion from Hard Times  Big Bands, Bing Crosby (White Christmas) Literature; Comic Books & Strips 1. Flash Gordon (Sci. Fi.) 2. Dick Tracy (Detective) 3. Superman 1st Great U.S Superhero (1938) *Reassures Americans that ordinary citizens could overcome evil (Farmer; Clark Kent)