Farmers Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Farmers during boom
A
Severely struggling after Europe pit tarrifs onto American goods and demands went down
By 1928 half of farmers lived in poverty
2
Q
Great depression on farmers
A
Dustbowl made effective farming impossible
Continued to suffer and be evicted from their farms
3
Q
Alphabet agencies for farmers
A
Fca - gave money to farms struggling to pay dept
Aaa - paid farmers to produce less so prices would go up
4
Q
Impact of new deal on farmers
A
Most help went to large scale farms
Aaa - helped prices rise, but by encouraging farmers to produce less and use machinery it lead to many workers being laid off
Tva - taught them new techniques to control soil erosion
5
Q
Ww2 for farmers
A
Recovered as demand rose to feed the military
