Defining Characteristics Boom and Bust Cycle Great Depression-
Political Impact Great Depression- Economic Impact Great
Depression- Social Impact Physical and Human Factors Changing the
Environment Dust Bowl -Political Impact Dust Bowl Economic Impact
Dust Bowl Social Impact
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Boom and Bust Cycle of cotton and agriculture New Deal Programs
Dust Bowl Sam Rayburn Relieved by World War II
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Due to overproduction of agricultural products and the Stock
Market Crash prices dropped Dust Bowl (bad agricultural practices
and droughts led to a decade of poverty and disillusionment
Businesses began to close and Texans lost their jobs. The demand
for agricultural products was not as high as the supply, causing
farmers to lose their farms World War II increased the demand for
agricultural products.
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New Deal programs to provide relief Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC), Public Works Administration (PWA) and Works Progress
Administration (WPA) John Nance Garner from Uvalde was Vice
President under Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1941) Sam Rayburn was the
Speaker of the House (U.S. House of Representatives) and pushed for
regulatory legislation that would protect the public interest. He
served longer than any other legislator as Speaker of the House
Miriam Ma Ferguson and W. Lee Pappy ODaniel were governors during
the Depression
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Texas agricultural industry suffered because of the Dust Bowl
Funding for education and government services were severely cut
Prices for food and other products fell Oil industry began to
increase due to demand New Deal programs employed over 100,000
Texans, built and repaired bridges, dams, roads, and parks
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North Texans migrated to California hoping for work The social
security system was established Dust Bowl Dust storms swept through
the Great Plains causing erosion, drought, and destruction of crops
Texas celebrated its centennial the political, economic, and social
impact of major events in the latter half of the 20th and early
21st centuries such as major conflicts, the emergence of a
two-party system, political and economic controversies,
immigration, and migration
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Dust Bowl The climate in the Panhandle is windy, hot, and dry
during the summer. Combined with three years of drought and lack of
soil conservation, dust storms occurred destroying crops and
causing Texans to migrate from the Panhandle and Texas. It also
caused a change in farming techniques and government policies.
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The Great Depression Soil Conservation Texans planted trees and
natural vegetation in the Texas Panhandle to prevent erosion. The
result has been fewer sand storms and erosion of the land. Farming
techniques were changed and the use of irrigation systems was
developed.
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New Deal Programs developed methods to prevent erosion.
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Crop Prices dropped Farms were lost to the bank Population
decreased in Panhandle towns
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Texans migrated to California and other parts of the nation
Implemented ways to stop erosion Planting Trees, contour plowing,
terracing.