The Great Depression & Dust Bowl
Episode description
Episode Description
The Great Depression sucked, the Dust Bowl made it even worse. We discuss how American greed destroyed both the economy and the land. Buckle up.
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In this episode we cover….
- Introduction [00:00-03:50]
- World War One & Wheat [03:50-07:06]
- 1920s Economy [07:06-09:29]
- Overproduction of Wheat [09:29-11:09]
- Consumption & Progress [11:09-12:49]
- Economic Downturn [12:49-14:03]
- Market Crash [14:03-16:04]
- Causes of Depression [16:04-19:45]
- The Great Depression–General [19:45-20:57]
- Life During the Depression [20:57-25:34]
- Bonus Army [25:34-27:39]
- Legacy of the Depression [27:39-28:23]
- Dust Storms [28:23-33:40]
- Okies [33:40-35:47]
- Roosevelt Elected [35:47-37:29]
- The New Deal [37:29-41:19]
- Rural Reform [41:19-46:11]
- Evaluation of the New Deal [46:11-49:35]
- World War II [49:35-52:44]
- Dust Bowl Ends [52:44-54:51]
- Conclusion [54:51-56:40]
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To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):
James N. Gregory, American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California.
https://tinyurl.com/Gregory-American-Exodus
David M. Kennedy, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945.
https://tinyurl.com/Kennedy-Freedom
Maury Klein, Rainbow’s End: The Crash of 1929.
https://tinyurl.com/Klein-Rainbows-End
Don Nardo, ed. The Great Depression.
https://tinyurl.com/Nardo-The-Great-Depression
Eric Rauchway, The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction.
https://tinyurl.com/Rauchway-The-Great-Depression
Donald Worster, Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s.
https://tinyurl.com/Worster-Dust-Bowl
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