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The 1930's in the USA : a decade through the Great Depression

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The 1930’s in the USA :

a decade through the Great Depression

Toward Los Angeles, California.” Photo by Dorthea Lange. Created / published: March, 1937.

The Grapes of Wrath

"The Joad family and friends before leaving Oklahoma" scene from the movie by Tom Ford, 1940.

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Your work in history

To live in NYC in the autumn 1929 by Pauline, Lucia and Thibaud

Political opinions in the 1930 by Natacha, Lucas and Timéo

From the Wall Street krach to a social tragedy : mass unemployment by Maïlys, Carla and Fanny

1932 : to vote for next US president by Maxime, Thibaut and Axel

A social tragedy : hobos and hooversvilles by Manon, Diane and Charles

The implementation of the New Deal by Ninon, Chloé and Lilas

The Dust Bowl : why such a social tragedy ? by Alizée, Maëlys and Clémence

Artistic ways to denounce the social disaster by Edgar, Jonah and Mattéo

Key words Humans - miserey - Dust Bowl – Drought - economical crisis - american experience – storm - natural disasters – farmers – hopelessness – unemployment – challenges - family – economical migration - social reforms – working class - tenants – mortgages- Banks- landlords

KEY WORDS :Conservative – Conservateur (parti politique)Widespread support – Soutien généraliséBeacon of hope – Lueur d’espoirRekindling confidence – Raviver la conscienceDeeply apprehensive – Profondéments inquietsSome contended – Certains affirmaientNew Deal policies – Politiques du New DeakAre seen as pivotal – Son vu comme essentielsA lasting impact – Un impact duraleIndelibly shaped the trajectory of American history - Ont façonné de manière indélébile la trajectoire de l’histoire américaine

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An adaptation for the cinema in 1940

20th Century Fox Film Corporation - 129 min

by Tom Ford who received an Academy Award for his direction. Today the movie is widely regarded as one his best works !

Key words :

  • homelessness
  • labor-camp
  • migrant-worker
  • poverty
  • striker
  • claim-jumpers
  • depression
  • drought
  • family-tragedy
  • foreclosure

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A novel by John Steinbeck

First published in 1939. Rewarded with the Pullitzer price in 1940. An American classic today.

The story tells about the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California.

  • the harshness of the Great Depression
  • the struggle of migrant farmworkers
  • the relationships between Americans