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the dust bowl
chapter 26 section 3
| answer | question |
|---|---|
| mary mcleod bethune | who was the first african american to lead a federal agency? |
| drought in the great plains, overgrazing of livestock, and overplowing of the fields | three causes of the dust bowl |
| dust bowl | 150,000 square mile region damaged by drought and dust |
| route 66 | main road west taken by many farmers hoping to find work in california |
| "okies" | nickname for migrant farmers headed to california |
| 85,000 meals a day | number of meals served in the 82 bread lines in NYC |
| 250,000 | approximate number of runaway teenagers |
| 1933 | year comic books were first published |
| dorothea lange | photographer hired to document the great depression |
| eleanor roosevelt | 1st lady responsible for explaining new deal programs to women |
| frances perkins, secretary of labor | first female member and her position |
| "black cabinet" | nickname given to the african americans appointed by FDR |
| anti-lynching bill | bill that FDR did not support that would have helped African Americans |
| mexican americans | group which recieved the least aid from new deal programs |
| indian reorganization act | 1934 law which helped native americans |
| congress of industrial organizations (CIO) | industry wide union which included both skilled and unskilled workers |
| sit-down strike | when strikers remain at work but do not work |
| Wagner Act (1935) | this law gave unions the ability to negotiate better workings conditions |
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