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Approximately ________ percent of the population was attending movies once a week.
What is 65 percent
100
Named because they were usually sponsored by soap company
What is soap operas
100
Director of the Federal Arts Project
What is Edward Bruce
100
Who was the author of (Let Us Now Praise Famous Men) showed the dignity of Alabama sharecroppers in the face of hardship
What is James Agee
100
32nd president
What is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
200
Hollywood studios made a wide variety of movies and created many new movie stars. One of the most popular films of all time was
What is Gone with the Wind
200
Children program that aired late in the afternoon
What is Lone Ranger.
200
Creator of the painting American Gothic
What is Grant Wood
200
Gave many writers there first job
What is Federal Writers Project
200
Law that created insurance for bank deposits
What is Glass-Steagall Act
300
A light romantic comedy featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
What is Flying Down to Rio
300
The most famous radio broadcast was by __________. He was an actor, director, and filmmaker.
What is Orson Welles
300
Song writer who wrote about hard times and hope became popular around the country.
What is Woody Guthrie
300
Pulitizer and Nobel prize winner
What is Saul Bellow
300
Program to provide aid and jobs to young people
What is National Youth Administration
400
Comedies such as Monkey Business and Duck Soap starred
What is Marx Brothers
400
President Roosevelt chose radio as direct access to the American People. This was known as
What is Fireside Chats.
400
Paid artists a living wage to produce public art.
What is The Federal Art Project.
400
African American writer. He received financial help while writing Native Son.
What is Richard Wright
400
Voters from different groups that supported the Democratic party because of the New Deal
What is New Deal coalition
500
Over how many movie theaters were in the 1930s
What is 15,000
500
Creator of the radio broadcasts The War of the Worlds
What is Orson Welles
500
Mexican muralists
What is Diego Rivera
500
John Steinbeck wrote one of the most famous books about the Depression.
What is The Grapes of Wrath
500
Commissioner on Indian Affairs
What is John Collier