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The Dust Bowl
By: Sarah Santamaria, Adriana Gutierrez and Valerie De PazMT 5 in U.S History
MT 7-10 in AP English Level 4 Project
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Who were the most affected during the Dust
Bowl? Why?
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Farmers
Why?
Farmers land was
denatured of natural
resources
How?
Severe Drought (No rain)
Overgrazing by cattle
Over plowing by farmers
All these conditions
destroyed grasses that
held the soil in place
These storms were
called “Black
Blizzards”
Parts of the Great
Plains became known
as the Dust Bowl
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What obstacles did families face during the Dust Bowl?
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Hunger
No work, no money, no food
Unemployment Farms were destroyed Too many with no work
Migration Slept in tents, along the
road poor transportation
Loss of Property land (farms) housing money
Obstacles
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What did the farming families do
after the Dust Bowl occurred?
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After the Dust Bowl Occurred
Most farmers migrated to Southern California hoping to find farm jobs in the fertile areas.
-Many did not even make it to California due to: malnutrition starvation diseases
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What were the struggles the farming families encountered
in California?
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The struggles were…
Work
Very little job opportunities Large population Dry farms
Worked for very low wages
Housing Americans were cruel
to the migrants Called “Okies”
Migrants had no homes
Usually lived in Hoovervilles or Shantytowns Or camped out in tents
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What were some of the programs that were created and how did they help the farmers?
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Government Agencies
Resettlement Agency (RA)
Established to help
needy families move
into government-
planned
communities.
The Farm Security Administration (FSA)
Helped poor farmers,
sharecroppers, tenant
farmers and migrant
workers
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45%
22%
18%
8%
7%
White 43%Mexican 21%European 17%Filipino 8%Japanese 7%
Population of Migrants in California:
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The Grapes of Wrath
Published:1939
Written by: John Steinbeck
Type of work: Novel
Genre: Realistic fiction
Setting; Oklahoma,
California, and points
along the way
Late 1930’s
Tone: sympathetic or
mournful
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After being forced to leave their farm due to
the Dust Bowl, The Joad family made their way to California with unexpected events ahead.
Tough times along the road heading California
Plot
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The Grapes of Wrath
Themes:
Man’s inhumanity to those around them
The saving power of Family and Fellowship
The Multiplying Effects of Selfishness
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How does this book relate to this topic?
Dust Bowl Lost Farms Homelessness and jobless Forced to leave towards
California Poor transportation Not welcomed to California Migrants were mislead
about the goods of California
The Grapes of Wrath Joad family had lost land Searching for jobs in
California Car broke down couple of
times Had to lie to get in California They lost family members on
the way Don’t know if the Joad family
is going to make it
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Burns, K. (2012). The Dust Bowl: A Film by Ken Burns. PBS. Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/ Wilhite, A. D. (2007). Dust Bowl. Oklahoma’s Historical Society’s: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma
History and Culture. Retrieved from: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/D/Du011.html
Gregory, J. (2012). The Great Depression in Washington State. Pacific Northwest Labor & Civil Rights Projects. Retrieved from: https://depts.washington.edu/depress/
WGHB. (2013). Timeline of the Great Depression. P.B.S. Retrieved from: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/rails-timeline/
Nelson, C. About the Dust Bowl. Modern American Poetry. Retrieved from: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm
Thompson, C. (2008, Nov. 24). The Dust Bowl. Slideshare. Retrieved from: http://www.slideshare.net/ccsark/the-dust-bowl-odyssey-ppt-presentation
The Dust Bowl. Your History Site. Retrieved from: yourhistorysite.com/US%20History%20PowerPoints/dustbowl.ppt
Life in the Dust Bowl. Retrieved from: www.greenville.k12.sc.us/.../Life%20in%20the%20Dust%20Bowl.pp
Cabrera, I. (2012, Mar. 25). The Dust Bowl. Slideshare. Retrieved from: http://www.slideshare.net/Isabel_Cabrera3/the-dust-bowl-ppt
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