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The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. The primary area it effected was the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not hit so badly but the drought, the blowing dust, and the decline of agriculture in the region had a nationwide effect. The loss of agricultural production helped to lengthen the Depression, not only in the US but worldwide. The displaced farmers became the migrants described in John Steinbeck's, Grapes of Wrath. Families from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas, packed what they could in cars and trucks and headed west. Most were aiming for California where they would become a class of migrant farmers, following the crops during the harvesting season. Poor farming techniques and years of depleting the soil led to the soil becoming susceptible to the winds. And when the winds came, the soil was picked up and "day became night."
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How were dust bowl refugees treated?
They were not treated well. The were forced to Hoovervilles.
To many californians the arrival of the dust bowl refugees of the mid 1930s represented?
Unwanted additions to the ranks of the unemployed . . . I think.
Was the dust bowl really the shape of a bowl?
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl.
What decade was the dust bowl in?
The Dust Bowl started in 1931 and ended in 1939. Exact dates are impossible to decide.
What was dust-bowl?
The dust bowl was in the "Great Depression". It was a nick-name for dust storms because the storms were like "rolling black smoke".
Where were the okies and refugees from?
the were peaople who refugees from the dust bowl
How did californians feel about the arrival of the dust bowl refugees?
Many Californians opposed arrival of the refugees from the dust bowl because they saw them as competitors for the limited number of jobs that existed.
How were dust bowl refugees treated?
They were not treated well. The were forced to Hoovervilles.
What novel from the 1930s depicts the difficulties that faced refugees from the Dust Bowl?
Grapes of Wrath
What was the name of the dust bowl book?
The book about the dust bowl is called Out Of The Dust.
How did californians view dust bowl refugees?
Californian people viewed then as competition because there weren't enough jobs
To many californians the arrival of the dust bowl refugees of the mid 1930s represented?
Unwanted additions to the ranks of the unemployed . . . I think.
What were the general term used to describe dust bowl refugee?
they were called okies and they came from the southern plains around the time of the great depression looking for work most aiming for california.this was around 1930 to 1935
What is the dust bowl's nickname called?
The black blizzard.
In the 1930s the dust bowl was called this?
The dirty thirties
how do i dust a bowl?
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl
How does woody guthrie connect to the book Out of the Dust?
He connects to out of the dust because he wrote a song called "Dust Bowl Blues."
