Year 11 - History
1930s American popular culture
America 1920–1973, Opportunity and inequality
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how popular culture developed in the 1930s.
Key Notes
- The New Deal extended specific support to help jobless artists.
- Jazz remained popular although many individual artists suffered.
- Radio ownership doubled in the 1930s.
- A wide range of literature, ranging from novels to comics, flourished.
- Cinemas remained a very popular form of entertainment.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Congress: the group of elected politicians responsible for passing laws in the USA are known as Congress
- escapism: escapism refers to types of entertainment or imagination that help you to forget about your work and your problems
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- During the Great Depression, Americans had significantly less access to entertainment.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
The New Deal extended specific support to help jobless artists. Jazz remained popular although many individual artists suffered.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'Congress'
the group of elected politicians responsible for passing laws in the USA are known as Congress.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: During the Great Depression, Americans had significantly less access to entertainment. Correction: Americans continued to access entertainments on a large scale. Radio ownership doubled, cinema attendance recovered as a form of escapism and new forms of popular literature like comics flourished.
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