The Great Depression 4 Flashcards
What are the three main causes of farmer problems mentioned?
Pests, Dust bowl,Loss of over sees markets after WWI
What was a significant environmental event resulting from poor farming techniques?
Dust storms
Who is associated with encouraging farmers to adopt new farming techniques?
Hugh Bennett
Fill in the blank: The Dust Bowl primarily affected the _______ region.
Great Plains
What event on April 14, 1935, is referred to in the context of dust storms?
Black Sunday
True or False: The Dust Bowl was caused solely by natural events.
False
What did farmers lose due to the Dust Bowl?
Tons of topsoil
Fill in the blank: Migrant farmers often headed west to _______.
California
What did the Dust Bowl signify for many farmers?
A severe agricultural crisis
Who formed a group to encourage people to stay and continue farming?What was the group name
John McCarty of Texas,last mans club
What does the term ‘single crop farming’ refer to?
Growing only one type of crop
What were the consequences of poor plowing techniques?
Increased soil erosion and dust storms
Fill in the blank: The term ‘Okie’ refers to _______.
Migrant farm workers from Oklahoma
What were results of the dust bowl?
No more rain,dust storms,poor plowing techniques,lost topsoil
What pest disturbed crops?
Bollweevils
What were some okie problems
They were unwanted,owned no land and were pickers
What is the Grapes of Wrath about?
Migrants heading to California due to the dust bowl
