Of Mice and Men Presentation by Cozette

Cozette- The Dust Bowl

cozette_shields — 2015-01-07 14:43:38 UTC

The Dust Bowl was when dust storms stirred from the top soil following an immense drought across the United States. The areas hit hardest were Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and parts of Colorado and Texas.

cozette_shields — 2015-01-07 14:46:07 UTC

Cozette- Migrant Workers

cozette_shields — 2015-01-07 14:46:27 UTC

Migrant workers were workers that traveled from place to place looking for jobs.

Cozette- Hoovervilles

cozette_shields — 2015-01-07 14:48:22 UTC

Hoovervilles were very common in this time. They were very squalor and lacked sanitation. Hoovervilles were either tents or structures built of boards, weeds and anything that was found at hand to make a "home".

Craig- Steinbeck's life

cozette_shields — 2015-01-08 13:48:43 UTC

Steinbeck was born in February 27, 1902 in California. Later in his

life Steinbeck moved to a university called Stanford University in 1919.

Craig- Steinbeck's life

cozette_shields — 2015-01-08 13:53:51 UTC

Steinbeck married his wife Carol, but then his marriage began to crumble

so Steinbeck divorced Carol and married his second wife Gwendolyn, with he had two sons called Thomas and

John. Then he divorced his second, and then he married his third wife Eliane Scott in 1950.

Michaela Raetzer - The Great Depression

2015-01-08 13:56:48 UTC

The Great Depression was a horrible time for America.

Many people lost their jobs due to the banks failure. Black Thursday is

when banks failed and people had no hope in the government anymore. The banks crashed on October 24, 1929. On October 29 the economy still continued to go down. About to shatter, citizens where giving up.

Franklin Roosevelt made America hope again. After World War II Foreigners

started to trade with America again and the economy stabilized. But the scars still remain in America

and we will never forget the Great Depression.

Craig- Novels That were writen

snakedemon10 — 2015-01-08 14:02:44 UTC

1. Cup of Gold published (1929)

2. Tortilla Flat published (1935)

3. Of Mice and Men published (1937)

4. The Grapes of Wrath published (1939)

5. Sea of Cortez published (1941)

6. The Forgotten Village published (1941)

7. Cannery Row published (1945)

8. East of Eden published (1951)

9. The Winter of Our Discontent published (1961)

Cozette- Government

cozette_shields — 2015-01-08 14:02:45 UTC

Government agencies also tried to help the situation by setting up camps run by the people living there. Facilities such as toilets, showers, and washing machines were available at these camps. Relief in the form of money and food was made available to those who had been in California more than 3 years, but those who had been in California less than 3 years were left helpless.

Cozette- Working

cozette_shields — 2015-01-08 14:06:26 UTC

When workers were able to work, the competition was fierce and the conditions were poor. People were lined up at 6:30am waiting to be called for work. Some people waited all day and were not called at all. People were payed .25 an hour but they could only work for 4 hours out of the 12. The other time they had to sit in the hot sun or under the trees.

Michaela Raetzer- The Great Depression

2015-01-08 14:13:38 UTC

The Government made programs where you could get government paying jobs.