Exploration of the Great Depression in Of Mice and Men

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11 - United States History II

SS10.US2.6
Describe social and economic conditions from the 1920s through the Great Depression regarding factors leading to a deepening crisis, including the collapse of the farming economy and the stock market crash of 192[A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

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assess
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Great Depression
stock market crash
overproduction
speculation
Smoot-Haley Tariff Act
John Steinbeck
William Faulkner
Zora Neale Hurston
Bonus Army
Hoovervilles
Dust Bowl
Dorothea Lange
Jim Crow
Japanese Internment
Southern Tenant Farmers' Union

Knowledge

Students know:

The social, political, and economic conditions from the 1920s through the Great Depression.
Social and political factors and policies that were influenced by and that contributed to the deepening crisis during the Great Depression.
Economic factors and policies that contributed to the beginning of the Great Depression and the deepening crisis as the Great Depression continued in the United States and globally, including the effects of overproduction, stock market speculation, restrictive monetary policies, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
The ways authors' works during the Great Depression were influenced by and influenced the social, political, and economic realities of the time.
The impact of the Great Depression on class, region, race, and gender relations during the time period of the 1920s to the 1940s.

Skills

Students are able to:

Analyze the social, political, and economic conditions of a specific historical period.
Determine and evaluate the factors that contributed to a specific historical period.
Evaluate works of art and literature from a specific time period in order to determine their impact.
Determine central ideas of primary and secondary sources.
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There were various political, social and economic conditions that contributed to the Great Depression.

Exploration of the Great Depression in Of Mice and Men

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SS10.6.5
Explain causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States.

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SS10.US2.6
Describe social and economic conditions from the 1920s through the Great Depression regarding factors leading to a deepening crisis, including the collapse of the farming economy and the stock market crash of 192[A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

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Exploration of the Great Depression in Of Mice and Men

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SS10.6.5 Explain causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States.

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SS10.US2.6 Describe social and economic conditions from the 1920s through the Great Depression regarding factors leading to a deepening crisis, including the collapse of the farming economy and the stock market crash of 192[A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

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SS10.6.5
Explain causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States.

SS10.US2.6
Describe social and economic conditions from the 1920s through the Great Depression regarding factors leading to a deepening crisis, including the collapse of the farming economy and the stock market crash of 192[A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]