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Of Mice and Men: Context Timeline

By ahelmerich
  • Period: to

    WW I

  • Food prices drop --> Farmers increase production

  • Stock Market Crash

    30% Unemployment

  • 7-Year Drought Begins

  • Dust Storms begin -- Lead to "Dust Bowl"

    People pack up for a better life in California. Term "Okie" is coined. Route 66 makes the journey more realistic. Too many people arrived in California for work. As a result:
    - Low wages
    - Bad working conditions
    - Some turned away at the border
    - Unavailable jobs

  • First Federal Labor Camp established

    Meant to improve working conditions and restore a sense of community and culutre.
  • Period: to

    World War II