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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.

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How were the Okies similar to hoboes?

Both Okies and hoboes were people who were displaced and traveled in search of work during the Great Depression. They both faced economic hardship and uncertainty, often relying on temporary or seasonal jobs to survive. Additionally, both groups experienced discrimination and prejudice as they moved from place to place.


The picture above was a car used by migrants from Oklahoma called Okies during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. People from Oklahoma migrated mostly to which of the following states?

During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, many migrants from Oklahoma, known as "Okies," primarily moved to California. They sought better agricultural opportunities and living conditions as severe drought and economic hardship devastated their home state. Other states, such as Arizona and Texas, also received some migrants, but California was the main destination for many Okies.


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Okies, I haven't done it but I say try this (I hope it works..) Get some old ingerdients from around the house ones that my soften your skin & than se it in the shower.


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.


Where were the okies and refugees from?

The Okies were migrants from Oklahoma who moved to California during the Great Depression in the 1930s seeking better economic conditions. Refugees typically come from countries experiencing conflict, persecution, or other crises and seek asylum or resettlement in safer regions.

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What do you call someone from Oklahoma?

Oklahomans is the correct Demonym however only a rare few take offense to Okies.


What was an Okie or Arkie?

Okies is the nickname for people from Oklahoma. Arkies is the nickname for people from Arkansas. The Okies and Arkies were farmers who moved to California during the Great Depression.


People from Oklahoma who moved west nicknames were?

Okies.


What are some stereotypical names of people from the state of Oklahoma?

Okies, hicks, country bumpkins, yokels, rustic, oafs, hayseeds,


What were people from Oklahoma called?

There are called the Okies. But their nickname is the "sooner".


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.


Where do most Okies migrate to?

Most Okies migrated to California


The largest group of farmers affected by the dust bowl?

Okies


Why are people born Mexicans?

For the same reason that some Americans are born as Okies, New Yorkers, Iowans or Texans and for the same reason that some people are born as Englishmen, Frenchmen, Germans or Italians. Mexicans are born as Mexicans because that is who and what they are.


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Some people call him danger jonas. Some people call him Joe Jonas. Some people call him Joeseph Adam Jonas.


How do you think the arrival of so many okies affected native californian?

Most Californians at the time would have considered the Okies as a burden to society. The sudden influx of Okies into California caused taxes to go up, and increased competition for jobs. For these reasons, Okies faced a lot of discrimination.


Who were Steinbeck's migrants?

Okies