1. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. “Black Thursday,” “Black Monday,” and “Black Tuesday” are all correct terms to describe the Crash because the initial crash occurred over several days, with Tuesday being the most devastating.
2. One American sheep farmer found that he would not make money off of his sheep during the depression. Rather than watch his 3,000 sheep starve to death, he cut their throats and threw them in a canyon.
3. A number of great structures, including the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge, were completed during the Great Depression, providing many jobs to the unemployed.
4. In the mountain communities of Appalachia, whole families were reduced to dandelions and blackberries for their basic diet. Some children were so hungry, they chewed on their own hands.
5. The dust bowl was 150 000 square miles
6. One monster dust storm reached the Atlantic Ocean.
7. The name "Dust Bowl"came from a newspaper
8. Dust Bowl-era migrants from Oklahoma or Kansas; or anyone who lives in Oklahoma
9. California received over 7000 okie migrants a month
10. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, United States.
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