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DUST BOWL

1930s

Dust Storms destroyed everything In their path, like the farm in this picture.

ALEXA DARGIE

TOPICS INCLUDE...

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-ALL ABOUT THE DUST BOWL

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-FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT -BLACK THURSDAY -CIVILIAN CIVILIZATION CORPS -LETTER TO ADVICE COLUMNIST -CULTURE DURING THE 30s

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Issue number 102

ALL ABOUT THE DUST BOWL

Black rollers were blinding dust storms where you could barely see a few feet in front of you.They traveled as far as the East Coast

All About the Dust Bowl “The way I see it, hard times

so there often wasn’t enough food

aren't only about money, or drought, or dust. Hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what

for poor families. Also, there was severe drought that dried The dust even buried entire towns.

happens when dreams dry

up rivers and the little rain caused all of the plants/ crops and everything to remain

up.” -Out of the Dust. The

dusty.

Dust Bowl was a terrible weather

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event during the 1930s that caused

avoided if farmers had applied dry

many Americans to suffer.

land farming methods to prevent

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wind erosion. Since they didn’t,

The Dust Bowl affected the US

Dust storms could’ve been

and Canadian prairies greatly.

the unanchored soil turned into

There were blinding dust storms

dust, winds caused the dust blow,

that blew away everything in their

creating dust storms. !

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THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Black Thursday “A giant jolt to the US economy came on Thursday October 24, 1929, when the price of stocks began to tumble...that day became known as Black Thursday.” According to the book “The Great Depression.” Black Thursday was the final straw that led to the Great Depression. The days leading up to the Great Depression many people were borrowing to much money to buy themselves stock. Also, at that time many companies were struggling to stay in business and farming problems were getting worse. Bankers pledged millions of dollars to raise stock prices but they couldn’t.

After Black Thursday came Black Tuesday, when stock prices dropped about $14 billion in value, most small investors wealth was wiped out.

Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps, (CCC) was established in April 1933.

It was created under the idea to be an employment program for men between the ages of 17-27 years old.

People who joined the CCC would work in nation forest, parks and federal land in nine-month stretches. This program was envisioned by FDR to be a kind of voluntary army. According

The

Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in U.S. history. During the Great Depression 1/4 of the U.S population was unemployed, no one could find work. Many people went on protests, demanding to get jobs and wages, as you can see in the first picture above. The second picture is of some men in the CCC working and the third is of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR).

The Great Depression occurred during the 1930s

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to PBS, “At its peak in 1935, the CCC will include 500,000 young men.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt, (FDR) was elected in 1933 and won the election by far. During the Great Depression about 1/4 of the U.S. population was unemployed. In his first 100 days in office FDR conducted the New Ideal, which were a series of new laws that helped cure the Great Depression like he passes a law that allowed farmers to leave some of their fields fallow to end surpluses and boost prices.

FDR’s actions were not enough to end the Great Depression, so he then launched the second series of federal programs, sometimes called the Second New Deal. He created the WPA to provide jobs for many Americans and focused on building projects like schools and parks. In 1937 the economy started increasing after the government ended its active spending. According to history.com, “On December 7,1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered World War II. The War effort stimulated American industry and, as a result effectively ended the Great Depression.”

Letter to Advice Columnist Dear Ma, It’s Billy Jo, I need your help. I know that you can’t exactly fix this but maybe you can give me advice since you are watching over me in heaven.

Since the fire and my hands got burned pretty bad I can’t do anything without pain, especially play piano.

Each time I try to play my hands scream out in agony. I just can’t do it, I don’t know what I should do, playing is the only way I can forget, if even just for a little while. I need to forget, or I won’t be able to stand myself. What should I do Ma, will I ever be able to play again? Or will I be stuck like this forever. Please tell me what to do, I need you more than I ever have before now, please Ma, help me.

Culture During the 1930s During the 1930s, as you already know many people were poor, so they couldn’t afford that many things, but most people did have

radios. Things like comedy shows, soap operas and sporting events were very popular since they helped people forget about their troubles for a little while. Swing dancing was also very popular during the 1930s, many

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people all over the country went to ballrooms and dance halls. Even though money was tight people continued going to the movies also, musicals and comedies were very popular. Many people also enjoyed music to help them forget about there troubles, jazz was becoming increasingly popular during the 30s.

To Conclude The Dust Bowl was a terrible weather event during the 1930s where there was severe drought and fierce dust storms. It could of been prevented if farmers applied dry land farming methods to prevent wind erosion, so hopefully we America has learned from their past mistakes and will never encounter another incident like this again.

This is a picture of a jazz band during the 1930s

Culture during the 1930s The first picture above is of some people swing dancing in a dance hall which was very popular during the 30s. The second is of a piano, like Billy Jo played in Out of the Dust. Last, is a picture of a baseball game which many people watched during this time.

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Works Cited "American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

Burgan, Michael. The Great Depression. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point, 2002. Print.

"Franklin D. Roosevelt." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

"Great Depression." Wikipedia. Wikipedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. New York: Scholastic, 1997. Print.

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1. basin

noun

A bowl for washing, it is usually attached to a wall and has faucets attached to a water supply.

My father stares at me while I sit across from him at the table, while I wash dishes in the basin​, my back to him, the picked and festered bits of my hands in agony.”

-­pg. 111

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2. biscuits

noun

A small, usually “Anyway, this time I caught her round piece of bread in the slow stirring ​biscuits​.” made with with -­pg. 12 baking powder, baking soda, or sometimes yeast.

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3. Cimarron County noun

The westernmost “Mr. Romney swore he’d had county in Oklahoma. more rabbit trouble than anyone in ​Cimarron County​.”

-­pg 6

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4. iron bed

A bed with an iron frame.

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“An iron bed and some pasteboard boxes​.”

-­pg. 199

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5. jacks

noun

Short for jackrabbit, meaning a hare found in open country in western North America.

“It all started at the rabbit drive last Monday, over to Sturgis, when Mr. Noble got himself worked up about the damage done to his crop by ​jacks​.”

-­pg. 6

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6. Joyce City

noun

A city located in Arkansas.

“Thinking about the secondhand music in the moldy box at the shop in ​Joyce City​.”

-­pg. 19

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7. knoll

noun

A small hill or mound.

“I sat at her piano a long time after I got back from church, imagining a song for my little brother, buried in Ma’s arms on a ​knoll​ overlooking the banks of the Beaver.”

-­pg. 186

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8. Oklahoma Panhandle

noun

Is the extreme western region of Oklahoma, that is made up of Cimarron County, Texas County, and Beaver County. Its name comes from its shape being similar to the handle

“Then folks moved in and sod got busted and bushels of wheat turned the plains to gold, and Haydon P. Nye grabbed the ​Oklahoma Panhandle​ in his fist and held on.”

-­pg. 107

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9. old mule

noun

(informal meaning) A very stubborn person.

“She’s an ​old mule​ on the subject of my schooling.”

-­pg 10

10. ought

verb

A word ​used to “They​ ought​ to just shut up.” indicate correctness, -­pg. 6 it is used when criticizing someone's actions.

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11. Panhandle shack

noun

A small, little shack that people live in.

I choose this word because it is a wo is relevant to the period, and is not currently used.

12. President Roosevelt

noun

Was the USA’s 32nd “It’s for ​President Roosevelt​.” president who -­pg 15 served his term during the Dust Bowl.

I choose this beca President Roosev was an important person during the Bowl.

13. slants

noun

A person’s signature.

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“From the earliest I can remember, I’ve been restless in this little ​Panhandle shack ​we call home.”

-­pg 4

“I hand Livie the memory book we’d all filled with our different slants​.”

-­pg. 8

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14. sod

noun

The surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it.

“And the more ​sod​ we plowed up, the drier things got.”

-­pg. 84

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15. song plugger

noun

A musician who worked for a music store or song publisher who promoted or helped sell music.

“Arley Wanderdale, who teaches music once a week at our school, though Ma says he’s no teacher at all, just a local ​song plugger​, Arley Wanderdale asked if I’d like to play a piano solo at the Palace Theatre on Wednesday night.”

-­pg. 10

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16. straw hat

noun

A hat a person wears to protect themselves from the Sun.

“She gave me a picture she’d made of me sitting in front of the piano, wearing my ​straw hat​, an apple halfway to my mouth.”

-­pg. 8

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17. union suit

noun

An​ undergarment “He ran into the storm, his that combines a shirt overalls half-­hooked over his and pants. union suit​.”

-­pg. 32

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18. Warm Springs Foundation

noun

A foundation, like a hospital that helped victims of severe diseases, like polio,

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19. whittled

verb

Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps.

“We haven’t had a good crop in three years, not since the bounty of ‘31, and we’re all whittled​ down to the bone these days.”

-­pg 16

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20. withered

verb

A plant that becomes dry and shriveled.

“My father stares out across his land, empty but for a few withered​ stalks like the tufts on a old man’s head.”

-­pg. 73

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