1910s
*Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand during his visit
to Sarajevo, igniting World War I, 1914.
*Armistice signed on November 11, 1918, ending World War I.
*Steinbeck attends Stanford University, declaring English as his major.
1920s
*Steinbeck quits Stanford to read and write, leaving his roommate a
note reading, "Gone to China.
See you again sometime. Please free the chipmunk."
*Stock market crashes in 1929, triggering the Great Depression.
1930s
*Franklin Roosevelt elected President, 1932.
*Armed guards use tear gas against striking lettuce pickers in the "battle of
Salinas," 1936.
*Of Mice and Men becomes a hit, while the unemployment rate continues to
soar, 1937.
*Steinbeck writes The Grapes of Wrath; published to popular acclaim in
April 1939.
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Historical Context visit:
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