english history context retrieval (1930s america) Flashcards
- memorise the contexts
Where did John Steinbeck grow up in?
Salinas, Californa
Where did John Steinbeck work at when he was 19?
at a ranch, where he used his experiences to write ‘Of Mice and Men’
how did the wall street crash first started to happen
massive profit taking, leading to fall of share prices and leading everyone to sell their shares and more panic selling
what happened during the middle stage of the wall street crash
alot of buyers started buying stocks when it was at low prices leading for the stock prices to increase even more (often people borrowed to buy)
what was the final stage of the wall street crash
more massive selling and the banks dont step in to help to buy the stocks/shares leading to no one buying and demand going lower and shares = worthless people cant repay what they borrowed leading to the stock market being crashed as the banks also cant get their money bank rendering them worthless
What is the great depression?
A economic period in America where the economy was very bad especially farmers losing their land
What is the “Cycle of unemplyoment”
companies keep going bust leading to more people being unemployed
why was it so hard to get out of the great depression
people are unable to pay back the banks from their loans as everyone took out loans
what benefits did they not have during the 1930s
unemployment benefits, housing benefits, no free national health system
why did more women enter the workforce during the depression
they are cheaper then men usually averaging 50% less of a wage
What is the Dust Bowl?
an ecological disaster where winds from the midwest blew away soil and farmlands
What is the American Dream
The national belief of the American public where life should be better for everyone regardless of class, could be described as the ethos of the American public
Why did farmers move to californa?
Californa seemed like a promiseland in the 1930s as it had lower unemployment reliefs and more acre of land to farm on
What is the American Dream rooted in?
the declaration of independence where it states all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
always remember that john steinbeck is critiquing this
