History Unit 2: Entertainment In The 30s The Great Escape

Question 1

What was entertainment in the 30s

Answer 1

An escapist

- films, radio, songs, magazine and comics provide temporary escape from reality

Question 2

What were some popular movies

Answer 2

• Robin Hood, wizard of oz

Question 3

What was some source of entertainment on the radio

Answer 3

Broadcast of music, drama, comedy, and sports

-> popular programs; happy gang, hockey night in Canada

Question 4

What was the music like

Answer 4

• era for ‘big bands’

I.e guy Lombard and his royals, Benny good man and jimmy Dorsey

Question 5

What type of comics were there

Answer 5

Superman, Popeye, dick Tracey, and the little orphan

Question 6

What was Canada own radio broadcasting

Answer 6

• felt American influence was too strong so made Canadian radio broadcasting commission (CRBC)
• in 1936; later changed to Canadian broadcasting corporation (CBC)
• CBC established unity

Question 7

What are the Dionne quintuplets

Answer 7

• miracle babies at the time
• 5 sisters were born to a poor family in north bay
• born 2 month premature and weighed less then 14 lb combined
• quints eventually taken from family and placed under goverment guardianship and house in hospital called quint land
• attracted 3 million ppl to north bay during depression and gave rise to industry giving people jobs
• goverment made half a billion dollars off of them
• became biggest tourist attraction
• quints lives were tragic and described as a ‘circus’ by the sisters