Question

the books listed above were also made into movies and premiered in 1939.
1 how are these two works similar?
a. both are artistic responses to the hardships of the great depression.
b. both described the struggle of the \okies\ after moving to california.
c. both offered americans a temporary comic escape from their problems.
d. both criticized the inability of traditional american values to end the great depression.
2 which new deal agency constructed a series of dams that produced hydroelectricity?
a. the tennessee valley authority (tva)
b. the national labor relations board (nlrb)
c. the securities and exchange commission (sec)
d. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic)
3 how did a large part of the public try to escape the hardships of their lives during the great depression?
a. by attending operas
b. by watching popular movies
c. by attending poetry readings
d. by watching television programs

Explanation:

1. The Grapes of Wrath (left) depicts Great Depression-era hardship for migrant workers, and the right image is The Wizard of Oz—both are 1939 artistic responses to the era's struggles. Only option A applies to both.
2. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was the New Deal agency focused on building dams for hydroelectricity in the Tennessee Valley; other agencies handled labor, finance, and banking.
3. During the Great Depression, affordable, popular movies offered widespread escape. Operas and poetry readings were not broadly accessible, and TV was not yet mainstream.

Answer:

1. A. Both are artistic responses to the hardships of the Great Depression.
2. A. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
3. B. By watching popular movies