PDF-[DOWNLOAD]-Radio\'s America: The Great Depression and the Rise of Modern Mass Culture

Orson Welless greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938 three years before Citizen Kane when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasiona landmark in the history of radios powerful relationship with its audience In Radios America Bruce Lenthall documents the enormous impact radio had on the lives of Depressionera Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass cultureMany Americans became alienated from their government and economy in the twentieth century and Lenthall explains that radios appeal came from its capability to personalize an increasingly impersonal public arena His depictions of such figures as protoFascist Charles Coughlin and medical quack John Brinkley offer penetrating insight into radios use as a persuasive tool and Lenthalls book is unique in its exploration of how ordinary Americans made radio a part of their lives Television inherited radios cultural role and as the voting tallies for American Idol attest broadcasting continues to occupy a powerfully intimate place in American life Radios America reveals how the connections between power and mass media began. (1929-1941). Housekeeping. Midterm on Wed October 9 11:35-12:50 pm . Law School Auditorium. (NOT Dunham Lab). TF office hours . Review sessions Mon and Tues night (see class web site).. Final questions?. Lesson 30. History TEKS:. (16) Economics. The student understands significant economic developments between World War I and World War II. The student is expected to: . (A) . analyze causes of economic growth and prosperity in the 1920s. Intro. One of the great mysteries of the 20th century is how the U.S. economy could have gone from a state of unprecedented prosperity in the 1920s to one of unprecedented failure in the 1930s. In the 1920s jobs were plentiful, the economy was growing, and the standard of living was rising. . US History: Spiconardi. Hard Times for Americans. Hardships Americans Faced. Unemployment. Unemployment rate sky rockets from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933. Hard Times for Americans. Family Life. Many fathers left families to find work elsewhere. As . the Great Depression escalated into a national . crisis. , . American citizens looked to President Herbert Hoover for a . federal. . response. . Hoover was hailed by many as the “Great Humanitarian” and a wonder worker who could find a solution to their problems. However, Hoover was firmly entrenched in “laissez faire” ideology which would greatly limit his initial response to the Great Depression. . Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. Causes. Essential Question- What were the causes of the Great Depression?. Words of the day: . Depression-. long term downturn in economic activity. Tariff-. a tax on imports or exports paid by the seller, not the buyer. SS8H8b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression.. Standards. The Great Depression. Economies go through highs and lows. Extreme lows are called “. depressions. ”. During a depression, unemployment is high and people have little money to spend. Businesses fail.. Effects of the . New . Deal. The Depression of . 1937-1938. An Anemic Recovery: 1938-1940. WWII & Great Depression of 1946. ECO 473 – Money & Banking – Dr. D. Foster. Myth vs. Reality of the Great Depression. Learning Objectives. Continue to develop understanding of the reasons for the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. All students will learn about Keynesian and Monetarist historiography of the Great Depression and the Wall Street Crash. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the . Dust Bowl, and soup kitchens.. b. Analyze the main features of the New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.. The Roaring Twenties . = a time of vibrant and dynamic popular culture.  . Berlin became a center of theaters, cabarets, cinemas, and jazz clubs.  . Dance crazes - the Charleston, etc..  . Josephine Baker. The Roaring Twenties . = a time of vibrant and dynamic popular culture.  . Berlin became a center of theaters, cabarets, cinemas, and jazz clubs.  . Dance crazes - the Charleston, etc..  . Josephine Baker. Warning!. You will not learn anything of use from this presentation!!!. Was Yuri Gagarin a radio amateur?. Lost Cosmonauts Conspiracy Theory. Judica-Cordiglia. Brothers. Amateur Radio Royalty. King Hussein of Jordan (JY1.