FDR's response and changes b/c of New Deal Flashcards
When did a drought dry up streams and ponds? What dries up? What did the land turn to?
1932; crops; dust
What type of blizzard was created as the dust moved eastward?
“black blizzard”
At what time of day did the automobiles have to use their headlights?
noon
What did livestock die of?
thirst
What did millions of acres of farm land lose?
topsoil
Did thousands flee their home?
yes
What was the April 1935 stormed called which struck Kansas and traveled to Oklahoma and Texas?
Dust Bowl
What was the wheat worth that was destroyed by the above storm?
$20 million
What is the purpose of agriculture?
convert nutrients of soil into food and other crops
What was the double catastrophe of the 1930s?
severe economic depression and drought
What did the dust storms bury? How much topsoil was lost in some places?
roads, fences, and houses; 12 inches
What was created in 1935 to help farmers implement sound land-use practices?
Soil Conservation Service
Could another Dust Bowl occur?
yes
What areas became part of the Dust Bowl?
prairies of Oklahoma, Arkansas, northern Texas, and Western Missouri
What were the thousands of people called who fled the Dust Bowl?
Okies and Arkies
Where did the above people head?
California
What is the name of the John Steinbeck’s book that chronicled the Joad family, farmers headed to California?
The Grapes of Wrath
What read “No jobs in California… if you are looking for work-Keep Out”?
billboard in California
What New Deal agency set up camps to house the Okies?
Farm Security Administration
What did the “Okevilles” form the bedrock of?
still-thriving subculture in CA
