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What is the nickname of the 1930's decade?
The Age of the Depression
Who were the Okies and Arkies?
The "Okies and Arkies" were migrant farmers moving from Oklahoma (Okie), Arkansas (Arkie), and Texas to California during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
How much did migrant workers in the 1930's get paid?
* The lived under very poor living conditions. Most got paid 15-25 cents an hour which is only $5 a day! *
What were the working conditions of farmers in the 1930's?
Life was very hard for the farmers during the 1930's. Most had been in a downward economic spiral since the end of the first world war. Government programs helped them to make it through the Depression. However, farmers in the Plains states suffered a devastating drought known as the Dust Bowl, which resulted in many of them abandoning their farms, and heading to California to work as itinerant farm workers.
Nickname of Oklahoma in the 1930's?
The U.S state of Oklahoma (along with several other states in the immediate vicinity) were known as part of "The Dust Bowl".
