Romanticizing the past and Striving for the future Heroes Comic Books Batman Superman Radio Lone Ranger Romanticizes the west Little Orphan Annie Criticizes New Deal Advocates for some vigilantism ID: 650661
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Entertainment
An escape and Inspiration
Romanticizing the past and Striving for the futureSlide2
Heroes
Comic Books
Batman
SupermanRadioLone RangerRomanticizes the westLittle Orphan AnnieCriticizes New DealAdvocates for some vigilantismSlide3
Literature
Grapes of Wrath
Native Son
Gone With the WindLittle House on the PrairieSlide4
Movies
Clark Gable (
Gone With the Wind
)Shirley Temple
(Bright Eyes, Stand up and Cheer)Fred Astaire & Ginger RogersKing KongThe MummyFrankensteinSlide5
Sports
Baseball
Di
MaggioNight Games begin, Radio broadcast of games beginFirst World Cup Slide6
Seabiscuit
Most popular news story of the Great Depression
Details
Small LazyOver-Eats
Rider is too bigInjury and ReturnSlide7
Important inventions
Sticky tape
Helicopter
Electric RazorNylonBallpoint pensMonopolySlide8
Radio Shows
The Radio was the only form of mass communication and in home entertainment in the 1930s
No TV, Internet,
Facebook, Cell Phones, TwitterTelephones were not universalMovies were not widespreadWhat images come to mind during the program?What about this show made it so convincing?Would this be possible today?
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