dust bowl
-region on the midwest where lots of dust storms blew dust across the country.
-there was a drought that made lots of dust and it was really windy which blew the dust around, another problem was people were plowing up the really dry land.
men in the streets
-many people became migrant workers, traveling from town to town looking for work. they usually traveled by train.
-if men couldn't find work they had to stand in line to wait for bread
-people would live in hoovervilles ( shacks made of scraps that had to serve as there only protection)
-WWII provided many men with something to do, jobs in the war. When the men left then the women had to take there spots so they got jobs and they were also busy supporting the men fighting.
Women struggle to survive
-they had to do housework, take care of kids, canning food, and feeding the family
-they had to find a job, even more when the husband lost the job.
-they had to come up with creative ways to save money.
kids during the depression
-kids couldn't get the health care they needed
-many schools closed down so they couldn't get there education
"wild boys" were kids that would leave there family and hop on a train and travel to another town to look for work to help there family.
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