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Of Mice and Men

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apprehension dread
belligerently aggressively
bemused absorbed in thought
civil code written set of laws
complacently in a self-satisfied way
cringed crouched in fear
derision scorn
earnestly sincerely, seriously
fawning trying to gain favor by acting in a slavish manner
flounced moved impatiently of jerkily
haunches hind quarters
imperiously in a commanding/authoritative way
juncture point where two things meet
meager poor, scant
morosely in a gloomy way
periscope instrument for seeing something higher up
pugnacious in the habit of picking fights
reprehensible deserving of blame or punishment
sniveled whined and sniffled
writhed twisted painfully or violently
When did the stock market crash and what is that day called? 1929 - "Black Thursday"
What was the unemployment rate? 1 out of 4
Who were the hardest hit people of the Great Depression and why? Farmers were hit hardest because of the "Dust Bowl" a 7 year drought on the great plains.
What are causes of the Great Depression? Unstable economy, stocks bought with borrowed money and government protection of American businesses
Who wrote "Of Mice and Men" and what time period is it set in? John Steinbeck wrote "Of Mice and Men" and it is set in the 1930s.
Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"? John Steinbeck
What prizes did Steinbeck win for his writings? the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize
Who was blamed for the Great Depression? President Herbert Hoover
Who was elected President at the onset of the Great Depression? Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was President Roosevelts plan to combat the Great Depression The New Deal
What caused people to migrate to the west - mostly to California- in hopes of work? The Dust Bowl
What was the nickname given to migrant farm workers? Okies
Who are the main characters in the book "Of Mice and Men"? George and Lennie
When did the Great Depression end? in the 1940s
Did the "Okies" find the land of opportunity in California? No
Created by: THSENG3
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