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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
CHAPTER 16
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
