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The Grapes of Wrath, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930 s

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The Grapes of Wrath, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930 s

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    1. The Grapes of Wrath, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s “Brother can you spare a dime?”

    2. STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929 “Black Thursday”, October 24, 1929 “Black Tuesday”, October 29, 1929

    3. STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY DISINTEGRATES Factories and mines close Banks are worthless Consumer buying comes to a standstill

    4. DROUGHT BEGINS TO PLAGUE THE MIDWEST 1931- Severe drought hits the midwestern and southern plains. As the crops die, the 'black blizzards" begin. Dust from the over-plowed and over-grazed land begins to blow. 1932 The number of dust storms is increasing. Fourteen are reported this year; next year there will be 38.

    5. 1932 – AMERICAN DREAMS ARE SHATTERED 14 million Americans are jobless (almost 1/3 the workforce) Banks foreclose on houses and farms No food, no clothes, no jobs Recycled lifestyle

    6. Hooverville, 1933 Hooverville, 1933. A squatter settlement built by Seattle, Washington’s homeless. J. Lee, March 30, 1933—#20102, Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries.Hooverville, 1933. A squatter settlement built by Seattle, Washington’s homeless. J. Lee, March 30, 1933—#20102, Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries.

    7. 1934 – THE DROUGHT WORSENS 1934 May Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely.

    8. DUST BOWL (DUST STORMS) OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS 1934-1935

    9. Dust Storm Approaching Startford, Texas, 1930s I n the 1930s, New Deal-era federal government set up relief agencies to help victims of natural and economic disasters, including residents of the “Dust Bowl” area of the Great Plains which was devastated by dust storms during the Great Depression.I n the 1930s, New Deal-era federal government set up relief agencies to help victims of natural and economic disasters, including residents of the “Dust Bowl” area of the Great Plains which was devastated by dust storms during the Great Depression.

    10. Traveling from South Texas to the Arkansas Delta, 1936 Traveling to the Arkansas Delta to pick cotton, members of a South Texas family were photographed by the Farm Security Administration’s Dorothea Lange in August 1936. Dorothea Lange, 1936—Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.Traveling to the Arkansas Delta to pick cotton, members of a South Texas family were photographed by the Farm Security Administration’s Dorothea Lange in August 1936. Dorothea Lange, 1936—Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

    12. FDR - Leading the U.S. from out of the Depression

    13. The rise in union membership This chart traces the percentage of the work force claiming membership in unions between 1860 and 1989. The total number of U.S. union members doubled (from four million to eight million members) between 1930 and 1940, in large measure the result of CIO organizing successes after 1936.This chart traces the percentage of the work force claiming membership in unions between 1860 and 1989. The total number of U.S. union members doubled (from four million to eight million members) between 1930 and 1940, in large measure the result of CIO organizing successes after 1936.

    14. Strike patterns

    15. Sit-down strike in Flint, MI

    16. UAW organizers Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen pose for press photographers, River Rouge Plant, May 26, 1937

    17. They were approached by Ford Service Department men They were approached by Ford Service Department men. They were approached by Ford Service Department men.

    18. Ford men attacked The Ford men attacked, press cameras recording the assault on Frankensteen. The Ford men attacked, press cameras recording the assault on Frankensteen.

    19. Reuther and Frankensteen immediately after the incident Reuther and Frankensteen immediately after the incident. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.Reuther and Frankensteen immediately after the incident. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.

    20. 1937-1939 - FDR Shelterbed Project

    21. 1939 – The Drought Ends 1939 In the fall, the rain comes, finally bringing an end to the drought. During the next few years, with the coming of World War II, the country is pulled out of the Depression and the plains once again become golden with wheat.

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