Paper 3 rough Draft

Following the 1920’s, the sense of culture within the United States had changed. Culture within the United States emphasized the “inter-relatedness of things.” According to Warren Sussman, the “American Way of Life” became more known and widespread through the media. This concept of the “American Way of Life” defined the culture of the American people; their beliefs and values and symbols that were meaningful to them. Theodore Roosevelt took advantage of the influence of the media among his followers and used it as a platform to advocate the New Deal, his plan to restore the economic status of the United States from the depression. The shared culture of the American Way of Life centralized around the concept of unity, which was also emphasized through Roosevelt’s New Deal and murals and pictures pushed by his programs.
I. Focus on visual and audio in the 1930’s and how Roosevelt used it to his advantage
II. Roosevelt’s Speech to the Commonwealth Club-his point of view
a. Jefferson’s intentions of the govt to protect the people of the United States
b. Roosevelt outlines the problems of the United States and how unity is emphasized as a means to fix the problems.
III. Wilfred Mead’s visual document
a. How it argues Roosevelt’s viewpoint
IV. Gropper Dam Construction visual document
V. Conclusion
a. Emphasize change from the culture of the 1920’s
b. How although the New Deal didn’t fix the issues, World War II did.