Life in the New Deal Era

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Life in the New Deal Era. boosted family incomes so that children could stay in school. helped modernize the South. New Deal Programs. broke down class barriers. provided jobs, improved people’s sense of self worth. brought electricity to rural areas. The New Deal: The Works Progress - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Life in the New Deal Era

helped modernize the South

broke down class barriers

brought electricity to rural areas

boosted family incomes so that

children could stay in school

provided jobs, improved people’s sense of self worth

New Deal Programs

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provide electricity

provide flood control provide recreational

facilities

combat malaria

combat illiteracy

combat soil erosion

improve standard of

living

SECTION 1Restoring Hope

TVA Goals for the Tennessee River

Valley

SECTION 4The New Deal and the Arts

Novels themes of depression, depression-era experiences of ethnic minorities, economic chaos

Films

Plays

“escapist themes”, exploration of social issues

Labor and class struggles, upper-class greed, traditional American values

COMMON THEMES OF NEW DEAL ERA NOVELS, FILMS, AND PLAYS

The WPA “Dollar”

Artists of the WPA

Kansas Cityfrom

Politics, Farming, &

the Law

Thomas Hart

Benton,1936

The Annual Moveby Otis Dozier, 1936

Construction of the Dam

by William Gropper

Women of Flint, MIby Joseph Varak

The Cradle Will Rock, 1937

Orson Welles & John Houseman

The theater, when it’s good, is always

dangerous!

WPA Bookbinding

The American Guide Series

Former Slave Interviews

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