23-4+Society+and+Culture

pp. 683-688
 * 23-4 Society and Culture

//EQ: How did the Depression and New Deal influence American culture?//**

//Subquestion: a. Why were movies so popular in the 1930s? b. Why did the New Deal fund art projects? c. How did the literature of the time reflect issues of the Depression? d. Did literature during the 1930s present a positive or negative view of American society? Explain.//

__Opinion questions__: (answers must fit with the EQ too!) 1. What do you think of Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds? What would happen if something like that aired today? 2. Do you think the federal government should sponsor artists (of all kinds) the way it did during the 1930s? Explain. 3. Is there a TV show that characterizes the age in which you live? Explain.