Dust Bowl In America

The Great Depression put a dark cloud and an oppressive strain on America during the 1930s. As the ground began drying up, lacking resources and water, low agricultural levels and lower economy spikes lead to the downfall. As the sales and demand decline so did the stock market (McElvaine, 150). There was a decline in prices making little profit, and even at these low prices the people of America simply, could just not afford it. A large aspect of the Great Depression came dust bowls (Seelye). They ruined the environment for many farmers in Oklahoma, Kansas, and other midwest states(Seelye). People felt that as the ground started drying up so did the people and their community (Seelye). The dust bowls dried up their ground at the people’s
The dust bowls occurred in the 1930s, and ruined the farms of many farmers leaving them with nothing (Seelye). As dust and debris swept farmland in America, crops began dying. It references the shape the dust took as it scooped up debris and grounds causing a bowl like shape (Seelye). Citizens felt that as the ground lost it’s will, so did the people of America (Seelye). People lost hope as years of melancholy and poverty surrounded their lives and families. The constant farming, overuse of the land, and the dragging of dust across people’s farmlands stressed the health of the crops. The dust bowls ruined crops and agriculture in these states ruining their economy (Seelye). Their farming was their major profit, without this income their economy fell and so did the families that ran these farms (Seelye). The U.S. lost so much, after not being able to rely on the farmers for income, causing communities to become dull and
Migrant workers are laborers that move around to jobs for anyone work that needs to be done (Carson and Bonk). People were so desperate to get a chance to provide for their family. They would usually work temporary jobs and move around according to what job they were assigned to (Carson and Bonk). When they had to move it was because of their following of any commission they could collect, if they had a family, they would have to pick up their life and bring it on the road. Mostly immigrants took these jobs because they’re very difficult and labor induced work (Carson and Bonk). They only got small opportunities for work, since they were just coming to America. The life of a migrant worker was at times extremely difficult. Migrant workers take hard undesirable work, which improves the economy, yet the work is labor induced and extremely difficult (Carson and Bonk). They are also put in very dangerous situations like fires, explosions, and debris falling because of their dirty and laborious jobs which leads to critical injuries, and they couldn’t afford medical care(Carson and Bonk). Many workers risked their lives, doing any level of work for a paycheck. They constantly have to move around to accommodate the different jobs around the country or region where work is wanted (Carson and Bonk). The life of a migrant worker is filled with constant change and the dangers of getting hurt. These migrant