https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2021-01-21 17:49:10 UTC 2024-10-02 08:43:40 UTC hello@padlet.com dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122713096 Thousands of people fled the Dust Bowl to California in search of jobs. Farmers could not make a living because their crops could not be exported because of the high tariffs. Also, their crops were destroyed by the strong winds.]]> 2021-01-25 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122713096 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122728918 The failure to use dryland farming methods caused wind erosion. These winds caused the homes and farms of many people living in the Great Plains to be destroyed.]]> 2021-01-25 16:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122728918 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122736493 This picture depicts the dry soil produced by the bad farming methods used by farmers. The red sky is shown to block the sun because of the rough days.]]> 2021-01-25 16:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122736493 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122744920 This song by Woody Guthrie explains the lives of people who had lost their homes to the dust bowl. It tells how people had to travel a long time across a never-ending highway with no hopes of a better future.]]> 2021-01-25 16:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122744920 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122750816 This graph shows how migration into the dust bowl changed from the 1920s to 1930s. The number of people migrating into the dust bowl area dramatically decreased in the 1930s because of the disaster, but the out migration stayed about the same.]]> 2021-01-25 16:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122750816 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122762217 This political cartoon shows how bad the farm industry was from the prices of goods to the poverty of farmers. It is trying to show that it needs a rework and the farm relief plan and the new deal will help it.]]> 2021-01-25 16:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122762217 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122985315 This political cartoon shows the struggles people had to deal with for every little thing. Agriculture was a big issue at this time and the cartoon shows how it is like a puzzle trying to solve it. ]]> 2021-01-25 17:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122985315 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122992622 This song explains how the dust could get in people’s lungs and cause pneumonia. Despite all the hardships they were already going through, this was another threat to their well beings.]]> 2021-01-25 17:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122992622 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122996302 This picture depicts a mother suffering from the dust bowl. She has to migrate to different places constantly because of the harsh dust storms.]]> 2021-01-25 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1122996302 dgregson https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1123002993 This painting by Alexandre Hogue shows how vast and dry this area was. The highway on the side shows how far they are from any populated area because of their poverty.]]> 2021-01-25 17:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dgregson/8u552writd5pjmew/wish/1123002993