dust bowl- started in great plains where dust blew around and blew across the country; govt asked farmers to plant more crops in WWI, started tilling and planting, if you dont treat it well the soil will become like a desert, if theres no rain it will be desert, no crop rotation, drought and high winds; 100 mil acres of top soil gone, several dozen dust storms, not good for heath, crops, kids, homes; many got sick of it and moved
men on the streets- many lost jobs, a lot of men unemployed in cities went to breadlines and soup kitchens, shanty villes/hoovervilles, many hope on trains and went to other cities, many made homes of cardboard or whatever they could find, WWII helped many get off the streets and took us out of the depression, welfare but not much or common
women struggling- had to do all the housework, canning food, making bread, taking care of kids ect; expected to find jobs outside of house too, not payed as much as men
children- health care declined, schools closed so they couldnt get education, many teens hopped on trains for jobs, many felt like burdens, many train hoppers "wild boys" were killed because of trespassing and jumping on trains,
a lot of suicides
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