Historic Facts/backgroud Info

Question 0

California wAs know for its …

Answer 0

Fertile land

Question 1

California also know as

Answer 1

The golden state - where ethical dream happened

Question 2

California had lots of

Answer 2

unemployment

Question 3

The American Dream for many workers was

Answer 3

Owning land, being your own boss and making your own money

Question 4

Employees would _______ a lot from ___ to ____

Answer 4

Employees would move a lot from job to job

Question 5

John Steinbeck __________ with the men to inform his __________. His father was very rich so he didn’t have to chose _____ _______ ____ _______.

Answer 5

John Steinbeck worked with the men to inform his writing. His father was very rich so he didn’t have to chose that kind of life.

Question 6

There is a poem by ________ ______ called “___ __ _________” this has the idea of destroying dreams, similar to that in of mice and men.

Answer 6

There is a poem by Robert burns called “to a mouse” this has the idea of destroying dreams, similar to that in of mice and men.

Question 7

The Wall Street crash in ______ the economy plummeted and ____________ was vast.

Answer 7

The Wall Street crash in 1929 the economy plummeted and unemployment was vast.

Question 8

The Great Depression meant that ______ _ ________ people moved to ___________ to find help. There was lots of _________ and it was ______ to get work.

Answer 8

The Great Depression meant that half a million people moved to California to find help. There was lots of poverty and it was hard to get work.

Question 9

Unemployment brought …

Answer 9

Poverty, hunger and homelessness

Question 10

The period of time that lasted for _____ _______ between ______ to ______ the start at of ______. What was yhis period know as ?

Answer 10

The period of time that lasted for 9 years between 1930 to 1939 the start at of ww2.

The Great Depression

Question 11

John Steinbeck wrote the novel in …

Answer 11

1936

Question 12

Steinbeck wrote the book to show …

Answer 12

The struggle and difficulties of millions of Americans were facing.

Question 13

By _____ ___ million people had lost there jobs

Answer 13

By 1933 15 million people had lost there jobs

Question 14

People headed west to __________ where ______ was good and there was suppose to be _______ of room

Answer 14

People headed west to California where soil was good and there was suppose to be plenty of room

Question 15

For most of the ________ there dream _______ came true.

Answer 15

For most of the farmers there dream never came true.