1. By: Sarah Santamaria, Adriana Gutierrez and Valerie De Paz MT 5 in U.S History MT 7-10 in AP English Level 4 Project

2.  Who were the most affected during the Dust Bowl? Why?

3.  Farmers  Why?  Farmers land was denatured of natural resources  How?  Severe Drought (No rain)  Overgrazing by cattle  Over plowing by farmers  All these conditions destroyed grasses that held the soil in place  These storms were called “Black Blizzards”  Parts of the Great Plains became known as the Dust Bowl

4. What obstacles did families face during the Dust Bowl?

5.   Hunger  No work, no money, no food  Unemployment  Farms were destroyed  Too many with no work  Migration  Slept in tents, along the road  poor transportation  Loss of Property  land (farms)  housing  money Obstacles

6.  What did the farming families do after the Dust Bowl occurred?

7. After the Dust Bowl Occurred  Most farmers migrated to Southern California hoping to find farm jobs in the fertile areas.  -Many did not even make it to California due to:  malnutrition  starvation  diseases

8.  What were the struggles the farming families encountered in California?

9.  The struggles were… Work  Very little job opportunities  Large population  Dry farms  Worked for very low wages Housing  Americans were cruel to the migrants  Called “Okies”  Migrants had no homes  Usually lived in Hoovervilles or Shantytowns  Or camped out in tents

10.  What were some of the programs that were created and how did they help the farmers?

11.  Government Agencies Resettlement Agency (RA) Established to help needy families move into government- planned communities. The Farm Security Administration (FSA) Helped poor farmers, sharecroppers, tenant farmers and migrant workers

12. Population of Migrants in California:

13.  The Grapes of Wrath  Published:1939  Written by: John Steinbeck  Type of work: Novel  Genre: Realistic fiction  Setting; Oklahoma, California, and points along the way  Late 1930’s  Tone: sympathetic or mournful

14.   After being forced to leave their farm due to the Dust Bowl, The Joad family made their way to California with unexpected events ahead.  Tough times along the road heading California Plot

15.  The Grapes of Wrath Themes:  Man’s inhumanity to those around them  The saving power of Family and Fellowship  The Multiplying Effects of Selfishness

16.  How does this book relate to this topic? Dust Bowl  Lost Farms  Homelessness and jobless  Forced to leave towards California  Poor transportation  Not welcomed to California  Migrants were mislead about the goods of California The Grapes of Wrath  Joad family had lost land  Searching for jobs in California  Car broke down couple of times  Had to lie to get in California  They lost family members on the way  Don’t know if the Joad family is going to make it

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