Popular Culture in the 1930s Flashcards
1
Q
What did people continue to do? (2)
A
- listen to jazz
- go to the cinema
2
Q
How many people went to the cinema each week?
A
60 million
3
Q
Why were comics so popular?
A
they were:
- cheap
- easy to read
- bright
- gave young people an opportunity to escape the troubles of the GD
4
Q
Who is a writer from the period?
A
- Steinbeck
5
Q
What did writers often write about?
A
- society and the struggles of the GD
6
Q
What were the sales of increasing?
A
the gramophone
7
Q
Why did FDR care so much for the arts?
A
- provided work for the unemployed
- made many Americans more aware of their own culture
8
Q
What was FDR’s alphabet agency for the arts?
A
the WPA
(Works Progress Administration)
9
Q
What was the problem with the WPA?
A
many believed that it was a waste of taxpayer’s money
