This morning we started by talking about how Monday is the day that Mr. Bruns will start grading our websites. Also, Monday is the 10 year anniversary of wikipedia. We learned a little of the "hobo langauge." :P We then started our blog discussion.
-The Dust Bowl
-A sensation that swept the nation...with dust. There was a region in the midwest where there were many dust storms.
-Many people thought the great plains was a desert.
-Because of lack of rain, drought, and high winds...the Dust Bowl happened.
-Over 100 million acres of topsoil was ripped out of place.
-There were several dozen dust storms that took place over 4 years.
-It wasn't good for health, crops, or homes.
-Families that had had enough moved to cities.
-It was found up to 5,000 miles away, in the Atlantic ocean.
-The feeling of being hit by it would feel like a shovel full of sand hitting you in the face.
-There were many sand drifts, much like snow drifts.
-Okies would travel to California to get away from the dust storms.
-Men in the Streets
-Men would o to bread lines and soup kitchens to get food.
-Many people would move to Hoovervilles.
-World War 2 halped get men off the streets because men who signed up for the army went over for war. It helped people have jobs.
-Some cities started giving some families $2.39 a week.
-Women struggle to survive
-Women were expected to have jobs inside&outside of the house.
-They were expected to make canned food, do laundry, and other household things.
-They were expected to go find a job outside the house if their husbands lost their job.
-Women were accused of "stealing jobs" from men.
-They weren't payed very well when they did have jobs.
-Many women were starved and homeless.
-Children hardships.
-Malnutritioned.
-Suicide rates went way up.
We got through that, and then it was time to shut down, and head to the next class.
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