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Words to Know

Soap Opera: A daytime radio show that was paid for by soap companies

Anti-Semitism: That practice of hating Jewish people simply because they are Jewish.

Movies and Radio

During 1930’s people had the need to escape from their problems: Movies, radio shows, and books

become popular Many reasons why people went to

the movies during the GD: Forget about world around them 25 cents Could sit through 2 full-length

films Popular actors at the time:

Errol Flynn Clark Gable Cary Grant Spencer Tracey Joan Crawford Greta Garbo Jean Harlow Katherine Hepburn

Popular Movies

ComediesMarx Brothers

Laurel and Hardy

ActionKing Kong

The Adventures of Robin Hood

MusicalsFred Astaire

Ginger Rogers

DramasThe Wizard of Oz

Radio

People spent free time listening

Families gathered around the radio to listen to: Comedy shows Westerns Soap operas

Books

Many people read books for the same reasons they watched movies: Escape from their lives

Some writers used GD as a theme in their works: The Grapes of Wrath:

Tells the story of Dust Bowlers who leave Oklahoma to move to Cali.

Athletes and Heroes

BaseballLou GehrigDizzy Dean

Joe DiMaggio

FootballSid Luckman

Bronco Nagurski

Negro LeaguesSatchel PaigeJosh Gibson

1932

LA Olympic Games Would people have

enough money to spend on the games? Games were held

and people went 100,000 people

watched Babe Didrikson star of

the show

1936

Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany: Hitler leader of

Germany Spread Anti-Semitism

Hitler believed white athletes were better than AA athletes

Jesse Owens: Star of the show Won 4 gold medals Proved Hitler wrong:

Owens was an AA

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