https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0 By: Oliver Lotscher en-us 2019-01-14 21:02:15 UTC 2019-01-23 21:18:51 UTC hello@padlet.com olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320538995 The Dirty Thirties did not start on a particular date but was ushered in by the stock market crash. It started to take effect in the 1930's, because of severe dust storms, droughts, and incorrect farming practices which caused great agricultural devastation. (The Great Depression)]]> 2019-01-14 21:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320538995 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320541316 (Drought)]]> 2019-01-14 21:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320541316 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320541725 Dust storms were huge problems because prevailing winds would erode farmlands by picking up desperately needed nutrient rich top soil and carry it away. (Dust Bowl Days or the 'Dirty Thirties")]]> 2019-01-14 21:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320541725 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320544201 The droughts  of the dirty thirties where particularly devastating because it spanned all across the great planes and caused massive agricultural loss. (Dust Bowl Days or the 'Dirty Thirties")]]> 2019-01-14 21:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320544201 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320999526 Without crop rotations, cover crop, or fallow, and with extensive plowing of top soil farms began loosing soil fertility and production along with soil erosion. (Dust Bowl Days or the Dirty Thirties")]]> 2019-01-15 20:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/320999526 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321001590 All of these factors along with the massive demand for wheat during WWI putting stress on fields contributed to the lack of production and quality of crops during these time period (Dust Bowl Days or the "Dirty Thirties").]]> 2019-01-15 20:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321001590 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321003888 The greatest impact of the dirty thirties took place in the Great Plains which is a term used for the great amount of land stretching between Canada and the United States. (Robinson and Dietz)]]> 2019-01-15 20:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321003888 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321008394 U.S. states has Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming are all apart of the Great Plains.  (Robinson and Dietz)]]> 2019-01-15 21:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321008394 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321009930 Canadian provinces in the Great Plains include Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. (Robinson and Dietz)]]> 2019-01-15 21:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321009930 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321010492 (The Great Plains Map)]]> 2019-01-15 21:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321010492 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321011758 Due to Canada's heavy dependence on agricultural production, many people lost their jobs and became homeless, this started the worst of the Great Depression (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-15 21:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321011758 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321431934 (Migrant Mother)]]> 2019-01-16 19:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321431934 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321433546 With little to no income, spending dropped 42% in Canada. This significant amount caused Canada's economy to drop (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-16 19:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321433546 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321439054 Without the aid of the world trade Canada's national income dropped by a third which drove Canada's economy to drop farther (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-16 20:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321439054 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321911124 With Canada's inadequate system for the distribution of welfare many people were facing starvation (The Great Depression).  ]]> 2019-01-17 20:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321911124 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321913552 (Jobs Wanted)]]> 2019-01-17 20:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321913552 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321917796 In 1935  a protest occurred for the harsh working conditions and low pay of $0.20 a day in construction camps (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-17 20:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321917796 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321921026 The Great Depression only ended when World War II began and Canada started to spend massive sums of money necessitated by the war (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-17 21:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321921026 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321922187 (World War II)]]> 2019-01-17 21:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321922187 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321922321 A riot ensued the protest where one police officer was killed and dozens more were injured. 130 men were arrested for the riot, this was the most violent incident during the depression (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-17 21:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321922321 olotschercc0 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321923457 From these expenditures many found jobs in factories producing supplies for the war effort or joining the military to fight in the war. With these new jobs poping up it finally forced unemployment to a minimal level by 1942. (Struthers).]]> 2019-01-17 21:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/321923457 https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/322313680 (Regina Riot)]]> 2019-01-18 20:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/olotschercc0/77qf2t0vufb0/wish/322313680