https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq rat en-us 2019-02-28 13:30:20 UTC 2019-03-01 14:01:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Playcontrol.png enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336386531 A Boll Weevil is an insect whose larva feeds on the cotton plant.]]> 2019-02-28 13:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336386531 enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336392056 People think the boll weevil was originated in Central America,but by 1915 it had migrated to Georgia and it reduced the state’s cotton crop. Due to the destruction caused by the boll weevil, Georgia cotton farmers went from producing “5.2 million acres of cotton in 1914 to 2.6 million acres in 1923.”

]]> 2019-02-28 14:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336392056 enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336394200 Due to the loss of cotton acreage, along with the recruitment of northern companies, millions of African-Americans or Blacks moved to northern cities. In addition, many sharecroppers and tenant farmers, both Black and white left the farms and moved to Georgia cities such as Atlanta and Macon or migrated into northern cities in search of employment. 

]]> 2019-02-28 14:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336394200 enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336396085 During the 1920’s and 1930’s, if enough of the banks customers tried to remove their money, the bank would eventually run out. This was called a bank failure. After the stock market crash,the bank failures actually happened and many banks failed in the early 1930’s. Because of this many people lost their life savings and those banks that managed to stay in business were in denial about making loans.Consumers lost their jobs and had no money to spend. With an unemployment rate of 25%, this further lessened the purchasing power of the average consumer.]]> 2019-02-28 14:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336396085 enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336396389  Before the major droughts that hit the Midwest causing the Dust Bowl, many farmers overproduced their crops(1920). But,the over-production led to a big drop in the price of agricultural products and dramatically limited the profit margins of farmers. During a period of time where millions were starving, farmers destroyed much needed food or stopped growing crops all together to attempt to raise the price of the agricultural products. A big drought hit the Midwest in the 1930’s driving thousands of farmers from their homes and added to the millions of Americans already out of work.

]]> 2019-02-28 14:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336396389 enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336520994 With the stock market crash and the fears of further economic woes,
individuals from all classes stopped purchasing items. This then led to a decreasing amount in the number of items produced
and as a result, a reduction in the workforce. As people lost their jobs, they were unable to keep up with paying for items
they had bought through installment plans and their items were repossessed. More and more inventory began to
gather. The unemployment rate rose above 25% which meant, of course, even less spending to help alleviate the
economic situation.]]> 2019-02-28 17:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336520994 enedeliag349 https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336838698 Dorothea Lange’s photograph,the expressed deep emotional impact.
"The creases on the mother’s face showed despair and longing. Her desperate eyes yielded a flicker of hope. Her children were the pillars of her strength. She was a woman who battled depression."]]> 2019-03-01 13:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/enedeliag349/2o0ixbz9rpuq/wish/336838698