Dust Bowl: ‘Dirty Thirties’ A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture in the U.S.
Where: TX, OK, NM, KS,CO
When: 1932-1941 (Approximately)
Causes: Drought, High Winds, Erosion, Deep plowing and other farm practices
Effect: Between 2.5 and 3.5 million people were forced to move, many out to CA or urban areas. Thousands of houses destroyed, many other houses lost to banks because farmers could not pay mortgage. The production of cotton and other crops decrease.
*Dust Bowl Blues*
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,
I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,
I just blowed in, and I'll blow back out again.
I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues,
I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues,
But when the dust gets high, you can't even see the sky.
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing,
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing,
And the wind so cold, boy, it nearly cut your water off.
I seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,
Buried my tractor six feet underground.
Well, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,
Yes, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,
I had to hit that road with a bottle in my hand.
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,
When you get that dust pneumony, boy, it's time to go.
I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,
I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,
But a dust storm buried her sixteen hundred feet.
She was a good gal, long, tall and stout,
Yes, she was a good gal, long, tall and stout,
I had to get a steam shovel just to dig my darlin' out.
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,
Buried head over heels in the black old dust,
I had to pack up and go.
An' I just blowed in, an' I'll soon blow out again.
Black Sunday: Please follow the following link to create a Frayer Model of 'Black Sunday' in your journal
Where: TX, OK, NM, KS,CO
When: 1932-1941 (Approximately)
Causes: Drought, High Winds, Erosion, Deep plowing and other farm practices
Effect: Between 2.5 and 3.5 million people were forced to move, many out to CA or urban areas. Thousands of houses destroyed, many other houses lost to banks because farmers could not pay mortgage. The production of cotton and other crops decrease.
- Read through the lyrics of the song 'Dust Bowl Blues' by Woody Guthrie and create a Graffiti in your notes about the Dust Bowl.
*Dust Bowl Blues*
Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,
I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,
I just blowed in, and I'll blow back out again.
I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues,
I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues,
But when the dust gets high, you can't even see the sky.
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing,
I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing,
And the wind so cold, boy, it nearly cut your water off.
I seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,
I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,
Buried my tractor six feet underground.
Well, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,
Yes, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,
I had to hit that road with a bottle in my hand.
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,
I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,
When you get that dust pneumony, boy, it's time to go.
I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,
I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,
But a dust storm buried her sixteen hundred feet.
She was a good gal, long, tall and stout,
Yes, she was a good gal, long, tall and stout,
I had to get a steam shovel just to dig my darlin' out.
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,
These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,
Buried head over heels in the black old dust,
I had to pack up and go.
An' I just blowed in, an' I'll soon blow out again.
Black Sunday: Please follow the following link to create a Frayer Model of 'Black Sunday' in your journal
The Great Depression
The Great Depression: : The longest and worst period of unemployment in America in modern times. Millions of Americans were left jobless, homeless, and penniless.
When: 1929-1939
Causes:
President Franklin Roosevelt elected in 1933. Tried stabilizing America's economy by experimenting with programs known as "The New Deal" and "Second New Deal" creating employment such as building roads and bridges.
When: 1929-1939
Causes:
- Stock Market Crash of 1929
- Industrial Production Decline
- International Trade Plunged
- Bank Failures
- Drought
President Franklin Roosevelt elected in 1933. Tried stabilizing America's economy by experimenting with programs known as "The New Deal" and "Second New Deal" creating employment such as building roads and bridges.
World War II
Assignment for 4/9/15
*Go to the links provided and answer the following questions in complete sentences in your journal under the title 'World War II'.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=15&smtid=1
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/summary.html (for questions 1,2)
http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp (for question 4 and 5)
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090505074416AAqEvM7 (for question 3)
1. How many different nations took part in the war? Or name at least 10 countries involved in the war?
2. When and how did World War II begin and when/why did the United States get involved?
3. What were some consequences of the war for the United States?
4. Explain what the Manhattan project was...
5. Do you think it was right for America to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? why/why not?
Look at the tables on the website below and answer the questions about them. You may have to scroll down a little bit on the website to find the graphs... do not get discouraged, they are there!!!
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=11&psid=3827
6. What impact did the war have on average earnings and savings for American families? How do you think that helped get the United States out of The Great Depression?
7. Create a 3-2-1 in your notes on the following picture...
*Go to the links provided and answer the following questions in complete sentences in your journal under the title 'World War II'.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=15&smtid=1
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/summary.html (for questions 1,2)
http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp (for question 4 and 5)
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090505074416AAqEvM7 (for question 3)
1. How many different nations took part in the war? Or name at least 10 countries involved in the war?
2. When and how did World War II begin and when/why did the United States get involved?
3. What were some consequences of the war for the United States?
4. Explain what the Manhattan project was...
5. Do you think it was right for America to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? why/why not?
Look at the tables on the website below and answer the questions about them. You may have to scroll down a little bit on the website to find the graphs... do not get discouraged, they are there!!!
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=11&psid=3827
6. What impact did the war have on average earnings and savings for American families? How do you think that helped get the United States out of The Great Depression?
7. Create a 3-2-1 in your notes on the following picture...
**Texas economically benefited from the United State's involvement in World War II because natural resources from Texas were needed to supply the war effort.
** Texas had many military bases because of its moderate climate and large expanses of land.
*When finished please make sure all makeup assignments are complete (so you do not have to attend Saturday School)
* If all work is complete please do an extra credit activity... You can write a 6-10 sentence summary covering any current event. I have provided some links below to help.
http://abcnews.go.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.cnn.com/
*Or you can write a 6-10 sentence summary covering any event that took place during WWII.
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_AZ3j2LbY
** Texas had many military bases because of its moderate climate and large expanses of land.
*When finished please make sure all makeup assignments are complete (so you do not have to attend Saturday School)
* If all work is complete please do an extra credit activity... You can write a 6-10 sentence summary covering any current event. I have provided some links below to help.
http://abcnews.go.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.cnn.com/
*Or you can write a 6-10 sentence summary covering any event that took place during WWII.
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_AZ3j2LbY
WWII and Great Depression Project 4/13-4/15
Projects will be created using the topics below. We will be working on our projects and turning them in through Google Classroom, using Google slides. You are required to have a minimum of four slides. Links are provided to assist you with research; however, you are not required to use any of those links. Please take notes in your journal before creating your slideshow... Some of this information will be important to have for the test on Friday!
Slide 1: World War II
*News article (image) from Pearl Harbor with two sentence summary describing what took place (date and location are needed) and what the United States did in response to the attack. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/07/world-war-ii-pearl-harbor/100117/ *Advertisement poster (image) for women in the workforce during WWII. Two sentence summary describing the need for women working and some of the specific jobs they had. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/american-women-in-world-war-ii https://www.museumca.org/picturethis/timeline/world-war-ii-homefront-era-1940s/women-labor/info *Primary source (image) illustrating the end of the war. Two sentence summary describing how/why the war ended (Dates required). http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii http://worldwar2.org.uk/when-did-world-war-2-finish Slide 2: The Great Depression *A picture (image) of a new invention of the early 20th century that led to overproduction (ex. Tractor). Describe how overproduction was one of the main causes of The Great Depression. One of your sentences can be defining the word 'overproduction'. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Causes_of_the_Great_Depression.htm *News article (image) from The Great Depression. Two sentence summary describing the article. Must include dates of the Great Depression. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/g/great_depression_1930s/index.html *Primary source (image) illustrating the effects of the “New Deal” and two sentence summary describing what the New Deal was and the name of the president who proposed the plan. http://www.history.com/topics/new-deal http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/depwwii/newdeal/ Slide 3: Cause and Effect *Make a table illustrating cause and effects of The Great Depression and World War II on the economy of the United States. You must include a minimum of 5 causes. Slide 4: Timeline *Create a timeline (you may use bullet points as long as they are in chronological order) showing a minimum of 8 events that took place during The Great Depression and WWII…. Must include the following: Black Sunday, Beginning of WWII, Date United States joined the war, End of War, and four other events of your choice. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007306 Vocabulary Grid: Throughout the assignment above you must use a minimum of 15 words from the vocabulary grid. |
Students will be graded using the rubric below. Extra credit will be awarded to those students who exceed all expectations.