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Alenkinab [10]
2 years ago
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What does this quote from the text mean, "Westward fled the refugees from this new Sahara, as if obedient to the old American tr

adition that westward lies the land of promise."
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2 answers:
aliina [53]2 years ago
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Answer:

The quote "Westward fled the refugees from this new Sahara, as if obedient to the old American tradition that westward lies the land of promise." simply means:

Since Oklahoma was experiencing sand storms, it became a "new Sahara" and people deserted the area, became refugees seeking for a better place (like a promise land) and they went westward (California) as if they were obeying the Old American tradition that says westward lies the land of promise. So they thought going westward will be far better.

Explanation:

During the period of the sand storms in Oklahoma around 1934 and 1935, there was a great influx of people into California and other western coasts which was considered as a promise land. At this time, there was competition for jobs among the dwellers of the land. People were in desperate need of a means of livelihood. Some of them kept moving even till northward during the harvests.

The quote was culled from "Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America," written by Frederick Lewis Allen.

Andrej [43]2 years ago
4 0

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although the question does not provide any options, we can say that the meaning of the quote "Westward fled the refugees from this new Sahara, as if obedient to the old American tradition that westward lies the land of promise," means the following.

During the Dust Bowl years, farmers from the plains lived the worst conditions to farm the land. The dry weather and the lack of rain created dust storms that choked and killed the animals and the land was impossible to farm. This situation made things worse during the Great Depression years in the United States, That is why people decided to move to the Pacific West in order to find new life opportunities or starting from scratch. That is why, for some people, the west coast seemed like the promised land.

That quote is part of the text included in the book <em>"Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America," </em>written by Frederick Lewis Allen.

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