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Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon

Group Research Project Notes1. The Great Depression :

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What problems did it cause in the U.S.? ___________________________

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Why did it end? ___________________________________________________________________________________

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What was life like during The Great Depression? _________________________________________________________

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What were the employment rates in this time-period? ____________________________________________________

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2. America in the 1930’s. How did people dress in this time-period? Find 5 pictures to show the class. Email them to Mrs. Reppi and she will print

them for you!

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How much money did the average American family make? _________________________________________________

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The popular game Monopoly was invented in this decade. Describe how the public reacted to this game. ____________

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Many of the nation's most memorable skyscrapers (the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller

Center) were built in the 1930’s. Describe each of these buildings. ___________________________________________

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What did kids do for fun in the 1930s? _________________________________________________________________

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What was the role of women in the 1930s? ______________________________________________________________

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3. Politics of the 1930’s

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What were Hoovervilles? _______________________________________

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What was The Social Security Act? ____________________________________________________________________

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What was The Wagner Act of 1935? ___________________________________________________________________

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Who were the Presidents of the United States? How did the public feel about them? ____________________________

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What was The Dust Bowl? How did it affect America?

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What was the Civilian Conservation Corps? _____________________________________________________________

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4. Famous people of the 1930’s: Amelia Earhart

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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Jackson Pollock

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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Joe DiMaggio

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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Ernest Hemingway

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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Dr. Seuss

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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Duke Ellington

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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George Gershwin

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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Shirley Temple

o What he/she is famous for: ___________________________________________________________________

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o Why was he/she important to the decade? _______________________________________________________

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5. World War II What caused the war? ___________________________________________________________________________

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What year did the war begin? ____________________ What year did the war end? ___________________

What year did America enter the war? _____________________________________

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How did America get involved? ___________________________________________________________________

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What happened in the U.S. while the war was going on? _______________________________________________

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How did the war end? ___________________________________________________________________________

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What was America like before and after the war?

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And this brings us to the Brighton Beach Memoirs!

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