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Section 3
The Dust Bowl -Drought hit Great Plains in 1930sāDust Bowl -Erosion (topsoil blown away) -Farmers brokeāmoved to find work -The Grapes of Wrath
Life in the City-Everyone was affected by the depression -Cities hit hard -Local govts did little to help -Salvation Army, Red Cross stepped in -People relied on neighborsārent parties -Breadlines, soup kitchens -20% of children were malnourished -Everyone ate lessālong-term health effects -Homelessness
Life on the Farm-Demand for crops decreased -People did not have moneyāDecrease in prices -People in city hungry -Farmers left crops in fields to rot -Could not afford to harvest it -Banks foreclosed on farms -Auctioned farms off -Neighbors would bid absurdly low -$0.25 for plow; $1.90 for a farm -Would keep out serious bidders -Give back farm to foreclosed family
Women in the New Deal -Women started working again -Eleanor Roosevelt (wife of FDR) -Held press conferences -Encouraged women to be active
Minorities in the New Deal -African Americans-For the most part, the ND helped blacks -FERA, WPA helped most -In CCC, were segregated, NRA had lower wages -Depression increased racial tensions -In 1933, 24 blacks were lynched -Roosevelt did little -FDR appointed more than 100 blacks to major jobs -Native Americans-Indians had lots of problems before the depression -Poor housing, poor health care, malnutrition -American Indian Defense Association -Protected Indians religious freedom and property -Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 -Tried to revive tribal rule -Paid for college education -Promoted study of their civilizations -About 2/3 of Indian tribes participated
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