the new deal and the west
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The New Deal and the West. Objective… Evaluate the impact of the New Deal on the West. 32, 33) The Dust Bowl (The Dirty Thirties). Where? Why? Who?. The Dust Bowl 1935-1940. Dust Storm - Rolla, Kansas. Dust Storm - Oklahoma. Dust Storm - Liberal, Kansas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The New Deal and the
West
Objective…
Evaluate the impact of the New Deal on the West.
32, 33) TheDust Bowl (The Dirty Thirties)
Where? Why? Who?
The Dust Bowl
1935-1940
Dust Storm - Rolla, Kansas
Dust Storm - Oklahoma
Dust Storm - Liberal, Kansas
The Dust Bowl - 36) “The Okies”
The Dust Bowl
35) What long term conservation and land use patterns did the
government encourage?...
Water Policy
39) What was the purpose of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam & what was Hoover’s view of the public power aspect of it?...
Boulder/ Hoover Dam Statistics• Location: AZ & NV• Built: 1931-1936• Cost: $165 million• Purpose: Hydroelectric/ Flood
control• Employed: 8,000 workers
• 660 ft. Thick - 726 ft. tall• 20K gals. of water per sec. run the generators • Concrete equals 2 lane road - Seattle, WA, to Miami, FL
Hoover Dam Fast Facts