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American History Through Film, Monday, Period 3

"The Great Depression of the 1930s came about due to a stock market crash--it's a domino effect," Steve explained at the beginning of today's class. "Those with lots of money lost everything, and couldn't afford to pay the people who worked for them, so they lost their jobs and couldn't find new ones because no one was hiring. It was a hard, hard time for a lot of people--and, yes, much of my childhood. There are a number of excellent films about the Great Depression, but we can only watch one of them, and that will be The Grapes of Wrath. The movie is based on a famous novel, and it differs from the novel in its optimism, which I've always liked about it, and in that it removes a lot of the politics, which I don't care for about it. I hope you'll enjoy it," Steve said, and started the movie.