The Great Depression & Dust Bowl

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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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:50 World War One & Wheat
• 7:06 1920s Economy
• 9:29 Overproduction of Wheat
• 11:09 Consumption & Progress
• 12:49 Economic Downturn
• 14:03 Market Crash
• 16:04 Causes of Depression
• 19:45 The Great Depression-General
• 20:57 Life During the Depression
• 25:34 Bonus Army
• 27:39 Legacy of the Depression
• 28:23 Dust Storms
• 33:40 Okies
• 35:47 Roosevelt Elected
• 37:29 The New Deal
• 41:19 Rural Reform
• 46:11 Evaluation of the New Deal
• 49:35 World War II
• 52:44 Dust Bowl Ends
• 54:51 Conclusion