Introduction to Of Mice and Men : The Roaring ‘20s, The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, and Migrant Workers.

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Introduction to Of Mice and Men : The Roaring ‘20s, The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, and Migrant Workers

The Roaring Twenties The 1920s were a lively time for most Americans. Read the information at the site below, and answer Questions 1-7 on your paper.

OHtmy4j0 Video of dance crazes People were thrilled that World War I had come to an end, and most people experienced economic prosperity. Click on the site below to see popular dance moves of the 1920s.

m/snpmech3.htm 19 th Amendment Click on the site below and read the information to answer Question 9.

Click on the link below to find information about popular sports events and athletes of the 1920s. es/sports/sports.htm Sports in the 1920s

ZUzpo&NR=1 Steamboat Willie s/steamboat/steamboat.html Steamboat Willie History Movies became popular in the 1920s, and innovations like sound occurred at this time. Click on the first link below and watch the film clip. Then click on the second link and read the information it provides. Answer Question 11.

mex/presidents/31_hoover /index.html Herbert Hoover in a Nutshell You’ve already learned that in 1928, Herbert Hoover was elected President of the US. Read some facts about his life, and note some of those for Question 12.

tory.com/2009/04/12_ great-depression.html Stock Market Crash Unfortunately, the prosperity of the early part of the decade did not last. Click on the link below to facts about the Great Depression. Read all of the facts, and then list some for Question 13. DO NOT SIMPLY LIST THE FIRST ONES.

epression/tp/greatdepression.htm Causes of the Great Depression Some people wrongly believe that the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression are the same thing; in reality, the Crash was just one case of the Great Depression. Click on the link below to find other causes, and answer Question 14.

com/ce6/history/A html New Deal In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President. He promised Americans a “New Deal” to help restore the shattered economy. Click the link below, read the information, and answer Question 15.

ust+bowl+1930&rls=com.microsoft: en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF- 8&rlz=1I7DGUS_en&um=1&ie=UT F- 8&source=univ&ei=RXDHTO_jHYf 09gTh_9TdAw&sa=X&oi=image_re sult_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved =0CC8QsAQwAg&biw=1259&bih= 571 Dust Bowl Images Clicking on the link below takes you to a series of images of the Dust Bowl, an area that received no significant rain for almost a decade. Click on several pictures and record your observations for Number 16.

Yr90 Dust Bowl Video Click on the link below and watch the video clip about the Dust Bowl, and write your observations for Number 17.

ke5MQ&feature=related Lange photos, migrant workers Because of disastrous conditions in the economy and farming, millions of Americans migrated to the west, looking for work on California farms. Click on the link below and watch the video about these migrant workers. Then answer Question 18.

John Steinbeck wrote several pieces of literature dealing with this time frame and these social conditions. His books were not always well received. Click on the link below to discover some objections to Of Mice and Men, which we are going to read (You’ll have to skip past a few other novel titles). Answer #19. &Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cf m&ContentID= Banned books

n-steinbeck/quotes.html Steinbeck quote In his Nobel acceptance speech, Steinbeck explained why he and other writers often write of unpleasant situations. Click on the link below and find the quote from the speech in which he accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature. Then answer Question 20.