The Depression shakes the nation's confidence, although the reactions of individuals vary. A new awareness of poverty seems to emerge even though it is nothing new. Movies, an important cultural force, are caught up in the politics of the time, as evidenced by filmmaker Frank Capra and the reformist messages embedded in his populist trilogy. In the late 1930s political literature tends to adopt a more optimistic, though no less radical view of society, in part the result of the rise of the Popular Front. It is a period in which the 20th century consumer culture competes with a culture of social reform and its interpretation of America's story as a history of working people struggling to win dignity and economic advancement.

US History Collection

Depression, nation's confidence shaken, new awareness of poverty, movies reflect reformist messages, 1930s political literature, Popular Front, competition of cultures, Great Depression, The

American History, American Studies, Unfinished Nation, The

Brinkley, Ph.D., Alan (Performer), Gerstle, Ph.D., Gary (Performer), INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm)

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