Answers for Activity 25, pg. 24

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1. How did Americans show their sense of freedom after WWI in the way they dressed?
~Women stopped wearing long dresses with high collars all the time. Movies were made that included drugs, murder, and prostitutes.

2. In the previous lecture, MPPC stood for Motion Pictures Patents Company. What does it stand for in this lecture?
~Motion Picture Production Code

3. What are two aspects of movies that the MPPC banned?
~words with sexual meanings (hot, whore, broad, fairy); bedroom scenes with unmarried people; long kisses

4. In what year was the MPA rating system developed?
~1966

5. How much was the fine for directors who did not follow the rules of the MPPC?
~$25,000

6. The MPPDA was considered a “self-regulatory” organization. What does this mean?
~This organization determined their own rules; they regulated themselves.

7. Give two reasons why movies were so popular during the 1930s and 40s.
~the content of movies was good for a wider audience (wholesome for the whole family); a cheap form of entertainment during the Great Depression; people could watch a movie and forget their problems (escape)