1. THE GREAT DEPRESSION LIFE FOR FARMERS, AFRICAN AMERICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS CHAPTER 19 SECTION 2

2. 1) People who suffered most in the Depression:__________________, ___________________, _____________________________ and ___________________________. FARMERS IMMIGRANTS AFRICAN AMERICANS UNSKILLED WORKERS

3. 2) American families _________________ together to survive. In many cases, having _______________ or _______________ tore families apart. _______________ left wives and children. Many ________________ felt they should support themselves. Many felt they were _____________________ to their own families WORKED NO JOB HOME MANY MEN TEENAGERS BURDENS

4. ________________ of young children had to find work. They sold ______________, did _________ or ran errands to help out. Many had to leave ___________________ while parents looked for work. MILLIONS NEWSPAPERS YARD WORK SCHOOL TO WORK

5. 3) During WWI, farmers made _______________ growing food for the war effort. But, after the war, prices ___________, making farming a difficult way to make a living. After the Depression began, a _______________ hit the ______________________! The area became a “___________________”. By 1934, many farmers decided to ____________________________. HUGE PROFITS DECLINED DROUGHT GREAT PLAINS DUST BOWL LEAVE THEIR FARMS

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7. THE GREAT PLAINS

9. They headed to__________________. These farm families were called “__________” or “_____________”. They were _____________________ in California. Many decided to work for _____________________ growers. CALIFORNIA OKIESARKIES NOT WELCOME VEGETABLE AND FRUIT

11. They worked as “________________” to harvest _____________. Many crowded into _______________ at night and slept on the _______________. MIGRANT WORKERS CROPS TENTS GROUND

12. 4) _______________________ were the poorest Americans at the time. They were often the __________ people to be __________ from jobs. Many had their pay _________________ in order for companies to save money. They had the most ___________________ and ___________ jobs. By 1932, _____________ of them had no jobs. AFRICAN AMERICANS FIRST FIRED REDUCED DANGEROUS DIRTY ONE-HALF

13. In the South, most were ______________ who worked for ________________. They worked to grow _________________. They lived in __________________ with no ____________ or __________________. They lived on ______________________ pork scraps or even ________________. Many faced _______________________, and _______________________ were always a threat. FARMERS WHITE OWNERS COTTON SHACKS HEATPLUMBING CORN MEAL WEEDS VIOLENCE LYNCHINGS

15. 5) Many _____________ Americans moved to the US in the 1920s. They worked in _________________ and on large __________. Many were blamed for taking _________ from other __________. Many worked for _________________ and other Americans were upset. MEXICAN FACTORIES FARMS JOBSAMERICANS LOWER PAY

17. They lived in the _________________ areas. Many were not _________________ during this time. Local _____________________ ordered thousands of them to leave the country. POOREST WELCOME AUTHORITIES

18. VOCABULARY Drought – a long period of very dry weather Migrant worker – a worker who travels from place to place to harvest crops Lynching - To execute or kill without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob