1. The Great Depression’s Impact on the US

2. Dust Bowl Drought in Great Plains + dust storms
Weather problems made worse by farming techniques
Okies: left for CA to work as migrants
1/3 of farmers lost land; 60% of population left

4. The Dust Bowl
Dust Storms
Health clinic
For homeless

5. Impact on People Minorities saw opportunities decline
Gender Differences
1. Men considered themselves failures
2. Women’s sense of self-importance
increased

6. Hoovervilles Shantytowns that grew up outside of cities
Makeshift shacks for people made homeless

7. Impact on People Spending patterns changed Strain on families
Telephone use & clothing sales decreased
Cigarettes, movies, radio, & newspapers became necessities
Strain on families
Birth rate & marriage rate declined
Divorce rate declined
Children suffer: health problems, schools close, teens leave home