THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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The huge drop in the stock market
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Texans moving to other states
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The government declaring a state of emergency
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FDR declaring war on dust
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Detailed explanation-1: -The resulting agricultural depression contributed to the Great Depression’s bank closures, business losses, increased unemployment, and other physical and emotional hardships.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Dust Bowl exacerbated the effects of the Great Depression and sparked the largest American migration in the shortest amount of time. Millions of “Texies” were left homeless, abandoning their dust-ridden farms and making their way to California in search for brighter opportunities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although overall three out of four farmers stayed on their land, the mass exodus depleted the population drastically in certain areas. In the rural area outside Boise City, Oklahoma, the population dropped 40% with 1, 642 small farmers and their families pulling up stakes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many people decided to leave the dust storms behind and move west to start a new life. It is estimated that 2.5 million people left the region during the Dust Bowl years [5]. Even for those who wanted to stay, economic conditions forced many from their farms.