The Great Depression and Context/Background

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Which year was John Steinbeck born ?
1902
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Which year was Of Mice and Men Published ?
1937
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What did his mother and father do for a living ?
Mother - teacher
Father - accountant
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Steinbeck though writers should believe in the compassion and courage of man, no matter what trial of tribulations they may be going through
True
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Where was Steinbeck born ?
Salinas, California
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Where did Stenibeck work during the summer ?
Nearby Ranches
(Was a farm Worker)
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What were the 20's named / remembered as ?
The Roaring 20's
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What were people across America encouraged to do during the 20's?
To Shop
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What ensured that the uncertainites of the 1919 to be over ??
The end of The First World War
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When were their a rise in car sales ?? (1924 or 1910 )
1924
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Which products were Americans encouraged to buy?
Cars, Refrigerators, washing machines, radio and shares
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Why were American encouraged to buy American produced products ?
As their weren't high tariffs that imported products have ?
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How did hire-purchase schemes work and did it make it easier to borrow money??
You woudl get the good immediately and pay for them in installements. This was one of the ways it was easier to borrow money
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What did the increase of car ownership affect?
Increase in road building, trucks and buses
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By which year was it possible to borrow up to 90% of money needed to buy shares?
1929
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What was the idea of borrowing money for shares?
To buy the shares, the price to go up, sell the shares and pay back the moeny borrowed
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What are the two aspects is 1920 America seen as?
A wealthy, powerful nation with a high standard of living. A country with terrible racism and many living in poverty
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What was empahsied in the 20's?
Having fun and spending money?
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Which groups genrally did not enjoy the 20's?
African-Americans, those of colour, women and farmers
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When did the stock market crashed??
October 1929
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T/F Were signs diplayed over the country showing how people did not want employees?
True. No man wanted were displayed
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Upward of 13million people were ----
Unemployed
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Shacks made from scraps metal and boxes are called ----
Hoovervilles
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What ended as a result of Black Tuesday ?
The prosperity of the 20s
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