What was wrong with President Hoover's response was he under estimated the stock market crash and thought this crisis would pass in 60 days. Americans blamed themselves when things went wrong because they, mostly men, thought they should be able to provide for there family and not need to ask for help. This response was valid since before the Great Depression everything thing was booming, and everyone was more financial stable.
Read about Black Sunday. How would you have felt if you'd been there on that day? What kinds of fears, concerns, or questions would be going through your mind during, and after, the event described?
I would have been scared seeing a black cloud of dust coming for me. I would be concerned for myself and my friends to make sure to find sufficient shelter to keep out of the way. I would be terrified to choke on the dust and the feeling of not being able to breath is scary. One of the questions that would race though my mind would be how long will this last? Did all my family and friends find shelter and are okay? After a dust storm I would be thankful it was over for the time being and glad everyone is okay for the time being.
Read about The Drought. What areas were affected by it? What caused it. The author ends this article with a pithy quote. Do you agree or disagree with this historian's perspective? Why or why not?
The drought first started in the eastern part of the United States. Then it moved its way to the west part of the country, the Great Plains. What caused the Dust Bowl was a combo of being in a drought and the miss use of the land. I agree with the historians perspective because in the 1920s it seemed to be all about partying and not caring and breaking rules and not a lot was said to really take care of the land. The Dust Bowl should america that they have to put the same effort into the land and environment to keep it health just as they do into the government and the cities.
Read about Mass Exodus from the Plains. Were does the migration of people out of the Dust Bowl rank in terms of other migrations in US History? What made life hard for people once they arrived in California?
The Dust Bowl exodus was the larges migration in US History. 2.5 million people moved out of the plains by 1940. What made life hard for people once in California was that most of the farms were corporate owned and modernized and the crops were unfamiliar to them. 40 percent of migrants ended up in San Joaquin Valley picking grapes and cotton.
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