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What did people use to work in fields and pick crops during the great depression?
migrant workers
Why were there migrant workers during the Great Depression?
Migrant workers suffered quite a bit in the Great Depression. They did not have fixed employment when the Depression began, so they had even less chance of finding a fixed position during the Depression. In addition, people who had been laid off due to the Depression often became migrant workers, meaning there was a problem with homeless men and families moving throughout America looking for jobs. The increase in migrant workers made it even harder for these people to find jobs, since the additional people created more competition and also created new stereotypes of migrant workers that weren't desirable, so it was less likely they would be hired.
Who were the migrant workers during the depression?
the great depression was due to a stock market crash, which then resulted in thousands of people losing there jobs and becoming unemployed. This is not the only reason why they lossed there jobs though. The migrant workers acted like replacements to the people who lossed there jobs. A migrant worker is a worker who doe's not work from there own country (or something like that).
What was an oakie during the Great Depression?
During the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl states were suffering from dust and debris damage to their crops as well as property. Many people fled to California and other states. These migrant workers were called Okies, since most from Oklahoma.
Who were the migrant workers and how were they affected by the grat depression?
They were people from all over and they over populated cities and made "hoovervillies"
Where did many farmers immigrate after the devastation of the dust bowl?
Migrant farm workers who left the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression to seek work elsewhere were known as Okies, a term generally used to represent people from Oklahoma. During the Great Depression, the term was used to refer to people from neighboring states of Oklahoma in an offensive way. The farmers and their families traveled to California, where they were hired as migrant workers for 20 to 25-cents per hour to pick crops.
Why were intinerant workers so common during the Great Depression?
Itinerant workers were people who moved around the country looking for work. A lot of people were itinerant workers during the great depression due to the mass unemployment.
Why did people become migrant workers?
People become migrant workers for various reasons, including seeking better job opportunities, escaping poverty, economic downturns in their home country, or wanting to provide for their families. Factors such as lack of job opportunities, political instability, conflict, or natural disasters in their home country can also push individuals to become migrant workers.
What names were given to the people who lived in okievilles?
The people who lived in the Oakvilles were known as Oakies. This term was sometimes used derogatorily to refer to migrant workers who left the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression in search of work in California.
What was hoovervville?
During the great depression some people became homeless or became migrant workers, but couldn't get a job so the created towns out of cardboard, newspaper, etc. and named them after the current president. Hence the "Hoover" part of Hooverville.
What was the effects of the great depression?
One effect of the Great Depression is that the population of California increased due to the movement of migrant workers. Severe drought in the Midwest forced many people to venture to California to find work.
What was a nickname for people who fired workers during the great depression?
hatchet men
