Great Depression
What was the time in the 1930s called when many Americans lost jobs and homes?
The Great Depression
What natural disaster destroyed farms in the middle of the United States during the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
Many immigrant families, especially from Mexico, worked in California as ________ workers.
Migrant
The Stock Market Crash
This event in 1929 helped trigger the Great Depression when businesses and banks collapsed.
Which states were hit hardest by the Dust Bowl?
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, or Colorado
Name one type of crop Mexican workers often picked during the Great Depression.
Cotton, grape, peaches, and vegetables
During the Great Depression, people without money often stood in long lines for free ________.
Food bread or soup
What were two causes of the Dust Bowl?
drought and poor farming practices
What was daily life like for many immigrant farm workers?
long hours, low pay, or crowded camps.
About what percentage of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?
about 25%
What nickname was given to families who left their farms to move west?
Okies
Why did some Mexican children have to leave school during this time?
They had to work in the fields to help their families earn money.
True or False: Only poor families were affected by the Great Depression.
False - it affected both
Where did most Dust Bowl families move to find work?
What was the name of the government program where thousands of Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans were sent back to Mexico?
The Mexican Repartarion