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In 1929, the Great Depression began when the stock market crashed. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, while international trade plunged by more than 50%. Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%, and in some countries rose as high as 33%” (Weebly 1). However, Disney’s studio survived the downturn from successful Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony shorts. Richard Steele, a historian, argues that “‘until the late 1930s, Hollywood’s producers had been largely indifferent to political issues’. On the surface, it would appear that Hollywood’s movies during the 1930s were nothing more than escapist fantasy with the primary role of entertainment, having little to do with the complexities of everyday life” (Mollet 37). In other words, Disney ignored any negative circumstance and gave his employees a positive working environment in the process, thus making films more optimistic than necessary. For instance, Silly Symphonies are