We started class by talking about wikipedia. Now we are going over the yesterday and the day befores blog.
Jordan is talking about the Dust Bowl. The dust was literally blowing across the United States. The dust started because of world war one so the farms grow more plants to feed the troops. People thought that the great plains was a desert. People who were sick of the dust they packed outa and moved to the cities. They say most of the dust landed in teh Atlantic ocean. Dust often formed drifts. Mr. Bruns just showed us an important pic of the Great Depression.
Josh is talkinga bout teh men in the streets. Many people were migrant workers. Who hopped on the train and tried to find a differnet job. World War 2 really helped us get out of the war. Direct Relief was welfare. Work sometime often only lasted for a day.
Tyler is talking about the strangle for women. Womens job was to take of the kids and canning food and sometimes they would have to go out and get jobs. Women were paid less then the men. Women were often teachers or secretaries.
Alisha is talkinga bout teh struggles kids had. A lot Schools were shut down. ANd without school in most cases you are in big trouble. Most kids jobs on trains to find jobs. THe suicide rates went way up. People would kill themselves because they couldnt deal with the horrible standreds.
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