Read the excerpt from the article "Art and Entertainment in the 1930s and 1940s" from the
Library of Congress.
Select three sentences from the highlighted text that mention a common form of escapism
that people enjoyed during the Great Depression.
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Even during "Hard Times" and wartime, people need to be entertained. The American people in the
1930s and 1940s were no exception.
With the addition of sound, movies became increasingly popular.
Radio was also wildly popular, offering many kinds of programs,
from sermons to soap operas.
In the 1930s, big bands and swing music were popular, with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and
Glenn Miller [as the most] popular
bandleaders. In the early 1940s, the bands started to break up, and band singers like Frank Sinatra
and Sarah Vaughan went out on their own
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Here are three sentences from the excerpt that mention common forms of escapism enjoyed during the Great Depression:
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