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Chapter 22
Section 4
Question | Answer |
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The Wizard of Oz | pop. depression-era film that promised dreams really can come true |
Frank Capra | director whose films celebrated Amer. idealism and the triumph of the common man over adversity |
War of the Worlds | 1938 radio drama that was so realistic many people feared that Martians were actually invading |
Fed. Art Project | branch of the WPA that hired artists to create artworks for public buildings |
mural | large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling |
Dorothea Lange | Farm Security Adm. photographer who helped document the plight of Amer. farmers |
John Steinbeck | author whose depression-era classic 'The Grapes of Wrath' tells the story of a family trying to escape the Dust Bowl |
Lillian Hellman | playwright whose works featured strong roles for women and socially conscious subject matter |