1.1 The 1930s: From the Great Depression to the New Deal1.2 The American Postwar Stage1.3 A Changing Society, a Different Life1.3.1 The Patriarchal Family1.3.2 The Debate Among Intellectuals1.4 Years of Endless Experimentation1.4.1 Literature, Poetry, Music and Painting1.4.2 Graphic Design1.4.3 Cinema1.4.4 Television1.5 American Animation Goes Modern1.5.1 Animation during and after World War II1.5.2 UPA as a Cultural Product of Its Time1.5.3 The 1955 MoMA ExhibitionENDNOTES