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The 'dust bowl' was the famous metaphor used to describe the Californian land. Over farming during the great depression in California, as well as the hot weather resulted in the terrain being very dry and not very good for crops.
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How did the dust bowl affect women?
The Dust Bowl affected women especially badly. Since they were caregivers and housekeepers, it fell to them to protect the children. It was nearly impossible to keep anything clean in those years. It was a heavy burden.
What are the causes and effects of the dust bowl?
The Dust Bowl refers to a drought experienced in the Plains states. Subsistence farmers were hit by foreclosures owing to their inability to farm. Many packed up their belongings and moved to California in search of farm worker jobs to support their families. President Roosevelt included specific bills in his New Deal Program, aimed at helping the victims of the Dust Bowl. These included allocation of federal, protected lands under the Taylor Act of 1934, and the Civil Conservation Corps, which allowed young men to do outdoor work and send money home to their families.
What are the most important facts about the Dust Bowl?
The Dust Bowl was the result of a series of dust storms in the central United States and Canada from 1933 to 1939.For a wonderful, gripping, sad, and page-turning account of what happened during the Dust Bowl era, read The Worst Hard Time.
How did the dust bowl conditions in the great plains affect the entire country?
Families packed up and headed west to California. Some men wandered in search of work; Men would be out in the streets in search of jobs. The women would struggle and help their family. Also, chidren suffered hardships. This all slowly led to affecting the entire country.
Were did the dust bowl happen?
The Dust Bowl mainly took place in Kansas. It also took place in some Canadian areas and it scattered through out the United States. It took place from 1930 to 1936. Some places lasted until 1940.
What Did Dust Storm Do to the people that were caught in Dust Bowl?
read "of mice and men" by John Steinbeck, then you tell me.
What is the time in Of Mice and Men?
this book takes place during the great depression and the dust bowl. Lennie and George are in the Salinas Valley in California
Why does the story Of Mice and Men not have chapters?
because
What is the exposition of the story Of Mice and Men?
yes
What is the origin of the story Of Mice and Men?
weak and strong
Is there a sequel to Of Mice and Men?
No, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck does not have a sequel. The story ends with a tragic event and does not continue in a second book.
Why is there only 6 chapters in Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck, the author, wrote Of Mice and Men as a short story, not a book. It is a parable.
What is the story about why george and Lennie travel together?
Of Mice And Men
What is Of Mice and Men?
''Of Mice And Men'' is a story of the extrodinary friendship between two workers at the time of Great Depression in America.(1930's)
How old is susy and Clara in of mice and men?
In "Of Mice and Men," Susy and Clara are not characters in the story. The main characters are George Milton and Lennie Small.
What is the message in Of Mice and Men?
The overall message of this story is that i don't know
What state was mice and men set?
In the State of SalinasQuick facts:Salinas is called the "salad bowl of america" because it produces up to 80% of america's lettuceOf mice and men has been made into three moviesJohn Steinbeck (the author) married three times
