Editing The Plow That Broke the Plains (section)

===Political legacy===
Following the success of ''The Plow That Broke the Plains'' and ''[[The River (1938 film)|The River]]'' (1938), President Roosevelt became interested in how the government could use documentaries to communicate. Roosevelt attempted to continue the financing of the [https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/united-states-film-service-1938/ U.S. Film Service]  whose purpose was to "coordinate motion picture activities for the federal government, establish a national film library; set minimum standards for future government films, examine scripts for prospective films; give advice to other movie-making entities private or public, and to produce a small number of films in conjunction with other federal agencies".<ref name=":13" /> However, in response conservative Democrats and Republicans criticized the service for misusing [[Works Progress Administration]] funds and creating New Deal Propaganda. Due to Congress's wariness of funding a propaganda machine, it cut the U.S. Film Service budget and its work ended by June 30, 1940.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=United States Film Service (1938) |url=https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/united-states-film-service-1938/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Living New Deal |date=8 November 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Following the end of the U.S. Film Service, American film efforts were run solely by Hollywood.<ref name=":1" /> ''The Plow That Broke the Plains'' was also significant for prospective Democratic congressmen and senators who used the films content to promote their own platforms during their election campaigns.<ref name=":1" />