1. Economic Recovery (Industry-Wide)
- National Recovery Administration (NRA)
- Established “Codes of fair competition” between
management, labor, labor unions, and government
** “Codes of fair competition” were later declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court

2. Dust Bowl
- “Black Sunday,” April 14, 1935 …
- Causes of the storms

4. Dust Bowl - Storms increase in number throughout the decade …
- Grasshopper & Jackrabbit plagues …
- Static electricity ...
- Okies …
- “Hobos” …
- Rockets to make it rain …
- Concrete …

5. Economic Recovery (Industry-Wide)
- Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
- Reduce supply of agricultural goods:
(1) Livestock, (2) Certain targeted crops, especially dairy,
and (3) Conserve land
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Multiple Goals: Flood control, navigation, employment
and electricity
- Still exists today!!
TVA – “Harnessing Nature”

6. Tennessee Valley Authority

7. Using all three handouts – CCC Camps in the Black Hills, Dust Pneumonia, and the Dust Bowl – write a one-page summary on notebook paper (one side of paper), one paper per group, writing in paragraphs, Due Tomorrow, answers to the following questions:
(1) Have you been to any of these locations in the Black Hills that had Civilian Conservation Corp Camps? What did the CCC try to accomplish again?
(2) Describe the Dust Bowl Storms and their effects. What was one reason why these storms were so scary?
(3) What was the severity of these storms? What helped farmers recover?
(4) What were the causes and symptoms of dust pneumonia?