Today we reviewed what we talked about yesterday and the grading of our websites. We also did blog decussions.
Dust Bowl-
The Dust Bowl was a giant dust storm in the great plains. It was the heaviest in western kansas and oklahoma. I was caused by the government asking the farmers to plant more crops. So, farmers tilled their land and left it without crops. Also, they didnt do anything to prevent erosion. Then, there was a drought or lack of rain which caused the Dust Bowl........over 100,000,000 acres of topsoil was destroyed..........This was not good for health of people........Congress passed the Soil Conservation Act and educated farmers on the dangers of erosion and how to prevent it..........Dust was found on ships 500 miles out on the atlantic ocean........dust often formed drifts...........people that were from oklahoma that tried to escape the dust were called okies.
Men in the Street-
Many men were unemployed.......in the cities, men went to bread lines and soup kitchen to get food for their families.........they also lived in a group of shacks called hoovervilles on the outskirts of the city.........many people hopped trains to try to go somewhere and look for a job..........direct relief of welfare was non-existent. But some cities did like New York city ($2.39/week)........many times jobs were split.
Women Struggle to Survive-
(See my blog post)
Children-
Many children had malnutrition and were starving..........many schools were shut down........children felt like burdens to their parents because they knew they couldnt take care of them and they left........many were killed when they jumped on trains..........they were beat up because they were thought to be trespassing on the trains..........suicide rates in the 1930's and the Great Depression went up.
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