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The farmers who worked the Great Plains had been breaking up the sod and soil on the plain states since the time of the Homestead Act. Poor farming techniques and years of depleting the soil led to the soil becoming susceptible to the winds.
The loss of agricultural production helped to lengthen the Depression, not only in the US but worldwide. The displaced farmers (known as Okies) became the migrants described in John Steinbeck's, Grapes of Wrath. Families from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas, packed what they could in cars and trucks and headed west. Most were aiming for California where they would become a class of migrant farmers, following the crops during the harvesting season.
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Who were the Okies?
Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmers who migrated to California to find work.
Was California popular during the Great Depression?
They became the reluctant host to the Okies.
Nickname given to people who moved to CA during the dust bowl?
They were known derisively as "Okies" as many of them came from Oklahoma.
How was Iowa affected by the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?
The Dust Bowl affected Iowa by blowing strong gust towards West/Central Iowa
Who did the Dust Bowl affect the most?
it affected the people whodidn't have alot of money or a home .
The largest group of farmers affected by the dust bowl?
Okies
Where were the okies and refugees from?
the were peaople who refugees from the dust bowl
What was the general term used to describe dust bowl?
Okies
Who were the Okies?
Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmers who migrated to California to find work.
Was California popular during the Great Depression?
They became the reluctant host to the Okies.
Nickname given to people who moved to CA during the dust bowl?
They were known derisively as "Okies" as many of them came from Oklahoma.
Was Canada affected by the Dust Bowl?
yes
What caused the dust bowl and what states were most affected by it?
The Dust Bowl was caused by an incredibly severe drought. The states most affected were Texas and Oklahoma.
How was Iowa affected by the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?
The Dust Bowl affected Iowa by blowing strong gust towards West/Central Iowa
The drought-stricken plains areas form which hundreds of thousands of Okies were driven during the Great Depression?
"Dust Bowl."
Why did they call some people Okies?
Okies comes from Oklahoma, a state where the Dust Bowl took full effect with its onslaught upon the people of Oklahoma. The people who moved from Oklahoma to escape the storms were thus nicknamed Okies.
What were the general term used to describe dust bowl refugee?
they were called okies and they came from the southern plains around the time of the great depression looking for work most aiming for california.this was around 1930 to 1935
