[DOC] [TLE] Mass Exodus From the Plains . Surviving the Dust Bowl . WGBH ... [PAR] In the rural area outside Boise City, Oklahoma, the population dropped 40% with 
... and dust storms showed no signs of letting up, many people abandoned their 
land. ... migrant workers, 120,000 of whom were repatriated during the 1930s. ... 
called Okies and Arkies by the locals regardless of where they came from. [DOC] [TLE] Dust Bowl - Wikipedia [PAR] The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust 
storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US and Canadian 
prairies during the 1930s; severe drought and a failure .... Terms such as "Okies" 
and "Arkies" came to be known in the 1930s as the standard terms for those who 
had... [DOC] [TLE] Okies, Dust Bowl Migrants from Oklahoma & the Plains [PAR] But where would those who left go? ... So many migrated from Oklahoma that 
they were dubbed "Okies" in the popular press. ... plains were pulled west 
because they had relatives who had moved to the coastal areas. ... California  
the state that had once advertised for more migrant workers  found ... Farming in 
the 1930s. [DOC] [TLE] Examples - Sloan-Hendrix School District [PAR] Bordering states like Ari- zona were angry that California .... enous Crops. This 
helps to prevent soil erosion, and this measure is greatly opted in poor rural 
areas. ... Not abandoning farms completely ... Journal of Travel and Research ... 
He was nicknamed as Dust Bowl ... Okie (sometimes Arkie or Texie ... during the 
1930s. [DOC] [TLE] American Dust Bowl [PAR] May 6, 2013 ... This family moved to California well before the Dust Bowl, but still had to ... in the 
1930s during a period of drought, irregular rain, and erosion. ... The frontiers of 
farming made the area more susceptible to soil .... Californians who also treated "
Okies" or "Arkies" were responsible for violent conflict as well. [DOC] [TLE] The Dust Bowl [PAR] Thus, during the drought of the 1930s, the soil dried, turned to dust, and blew 
away ... from depressed prices and declining incomesto abandon their 
operations. ... had moved out of the Plains states; of those, 200,000 moved to 
California. ... were from Oklahoma than any other state, earning them the 
nickname "Okies. [DOC] [TLE] Route 66 History Page | Route 66 World [PAR] However, road signs did not go up until the following year. ... Kansas, Oklahoma, 
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, ... 
Over the years, U.S. Route 66 received many nicknames. .... Route 66 became 
the main road of travel for these people, often derogatorily called Okies or 
Arkies. [DOC] [TLE] Sweethearts Of The West: THE AMERICAN DUST BOWL -- A ... [PAR] Dec 26, 2015 ... This number is more than the number of migrants to that area during the 1849 
Gold Rush. Migrants abandoned farms in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, ... 
Terms such as "Okies" and "Arkies" came to be known in the 1930s as the ... the 
Dust Bowl and go merrily on their way without regard for the next... [DOC] [TLE] One or Two Things I Know About Us: Rethinking the Image and Role ... [PAR] He might have grown up to drive a truck or work in the oil fields or construction ... 
Being an Oakie means getting rooted out of an area and having to hustle for a .... 
act was a 'wild west' show in which he used the nickname, 'The Cherokee Kid. ... I 
began rethinking the role of Okie migrants in California in late April 1992, when... [DOC] [TLE] The Human Toll - Boundless [PAR] The Great Depression of the 1930s increased the number of homeless people ... 
The Dust Bowl, a large area across the South and the Great Plains, .... "Migrant 
labor" is a term applied to those who travel from place to place ... More of the 
migrants were from Oklahoma than any other state, earning them the

Question: Nickname of the area abandoned by the Okies & Arkies in the 1930s to go to California
Answer: Dust Bowl