Today was a blog dicussion day.
Notes:
I talked about the depression in rural areas from my assigned blog.
-Government would pay farmers to plany less crops because there was an over production of crops.
-and from my assigned blog.
Dust Bowl:
-in Great Plains, like Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahome, etc. (was like a desert then plowed in WWI)
-farmers didn't do crop rotation, so it ruined the ground, & then a drought happened.
-killed all the wheat
-storms were big, and it felt like you couldn't breathe and were sufficating; ruined lands and buildings
-1930-1939 in most areas & had to cover there house during a dust storm
-ships 500 miles out at sea saw the dust from these storms, and in New York.
-government started classes for farmers to learn more about how to conserve soil, and many trees were planted in this area.
Men in the Streets:
-men had to go find jobs and food so they could support their families
-men wondered around streets to find jobs & food for just a day to support their family
-many people didn't keep their jobs very long, so if you could keep your job, you were better off than most.
-many became hobos, who go from town to town looking for work
Women struggle to survive:
-had to find unique ways/odd jobs to survive and support family(canned food)
-women went to find jobs when husband lost jobs and people thought the women should give up their jobs to the men (many women thought they should give up their job for men)
-women paid less than men
-women seemed more embarrassed to stand in bread shops, show their having a hard time, so many starved.
Children in Hardships:
-miss school to work, and cuoldn't catch up on work. shorter school year; many schools closed
-many suffered in dust bowl; couldn't breathe
-many starved, and some ran away because they thought they were trouble to their familesand became like hobos traveling from town to town (Box Car Kids)(about 25,00)
-hospitals only treated people if they were severely ill, so many didn't get good treatment, and many starved and bones got soft.
-programs were bought up to help kids.
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