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Herbert Hoover (from era)
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, from the years of 1929-1933. During his term the major thing that happened were the stock market crash in the first year of his term (1929), and the start of the Great Depression. -
The Great Depression (from book)
The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted 10 years. It was one of the worst economic events in the world at the time. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped. That causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers. By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its lowest point, some 15 million Americans were unemployed. Billie Jo had no crops come in, making it harder and harder to fend for food each day. -
Stock Market Crash (from era)
The Stock Market Crash started October 29, 1929 and lasted until 1939. It was caused by the global economic collapse. The Stock Market Crash affected over 15 million people. Billions of dollars were lost, there was much debt. Prices went up and down. Many companies and places had to shut down from money loss. -
The Civilian Conservation (CCC) (from era)
The CCC was founded on April 5, 1933. It was a work program that worked to give millions of boys age of 18 and 25 jobs on environmental projects during the Great Depression. It was a deal F.D.R made with the program. The CCC did things for the environment , such as plant trees, make trails, and make shelter throughout 800 national parks. Each worker got paid $30 and they had to send a majority of the earning to their family. -
Hitler (from era)
Hitler was the leader of Nazi, Germany the years of 1934-1945. Hitler created policies that started World War ll, which also led to the Holocaust. The Holocaust resulted in about 11 million people dying. 6 million of those people were Jews, and the other 5 million were noncombatants. Hitler and his wife committed suicide together April 30, 1945. -
Dorothea Lange (from era)
Dorothea Lange was a photographer. During the Great Depression, Dorothea took pictures of men who wandered around the streets, with no jobs. Dorothea’s first exhibit was held in 1934. At the exhibit people realized her skill for being a documentary photographer. In 1940 she received a Guggenheim fellowship. -
The Dust Bowl (from book)
The dust bowl wasn’t only a huge problem i n real life, but as well as in the book. The world was very dry causing many dust storms. High winds carries choking heavy dust through the region. People, and livestock died, and crops failed to grow, and Billie Jo and her family experienced all three of those things. -
Ma and Franklin die (from book)
In July, 1934, Billie Jo and her mother got bad burns. Billie Jo got the burns on her hands, but her ma’s were worse. Months later, in February, 1935, ma gave birth to Franklin. Ma and Franklin both died after his birth. Ma and Franklin were buried together. This made a huge affect on Billie Jo, she lost her relationship with her father for a while, she blamed her father, and her life completely changed, everything became harder without her ma. -
F.D.R. (from book)
F.D.R. was the president at the time in the story. The President had a president ball. The year Ma was alive Billie Jo played the piano at the ball, but because of her scars on here hands this year she didn't’. But the president was something people celebrated every year. -
Billie Jo runs away (from book)
Billie Jo was sick of the dust so she jumped on a train and headed west, away from the dust. She didn’t tell her father or anything. She just left, she went to go live with her aunt. On the train someone else got on, they talked about why they left, and Billie Jo shared her small amount of food. When Billie Jo got off the train she called her dad, and she headed back home, she couldn’t leave him.
