President Hoover responded incorrectly by thinking that the individualistic attitude of America would resolve the crash. He believed that the economy would "bounce back", and recover from this downturn. Many did not believe that it was the government's position to resolve the problem. Men began to blame themselves when things started to go wrong, because prior to the crash, men were often the soul providers of the family, and to ask for assistance evoked a feeling of worthlessness, and self-pity. I believe their response was valid. A rapidly increasing consumer culture made many believe that in order to be happy, you had to have a lot of possessions. This led to a rapidly growing material society. It suddenly became easy to take out a loan to buy an appliance, or a seemingly unimportant purchase. These purchases added up, and due to the inhabitability to pay off these loans, when rates increase, people, unknowingly, created a massive economic downturn. It should be embarrassing to have to rely on someone else because of a mistake that you made.

If I had been there on that day, I believe I would have reacted like Cooper(Matthew McConaughey) and Murph(Mackenzie Foy) from interstellar. It would be a tremendous event, however the shock of it would not have been as present. I believe the feeling would be more of relief, rather than shock. Relief that it is over, that until the next season, having to worry about abandonment, suffocation, and solitude are all feelings that I can ignore until the next season returns. I would probably ask, "Why are we doing this to ourselves?" And if the cause is unknown, then I would ask "Why is this happening?"

The western third of Kansas, Southeastern Colorado, the Oklahoma Panhandle, the northern two-thirds of the Texas Panhandle. and Northeastern New Mexico were affected by the Dust Bowl, an area of 500x300 miles. Drought, but mostly poor farming and tending techniques brought by pioneers and explorers. I agree with the historian's perspective. I believe it had to do with the stubbornness of the society. Their ignorance and drive to make the most money ended in their demise.

It was a significant migration. For a population to lose 25%-40% of it's residents, is difficult to grasp. The economic effects had to be more severe, loosing that many workers creates an unifiable void that causes prices locally to increase. Acceptance made life in California most difficult. Having to work immigrant worker's jobs for a few dollars a day was incredibly difficult. With a lack of acceptance and it being easier to hire immigrants, finding work in California was awful.