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GOT MILK?

Milk Strikes in Upstate NY

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DO NOW

Think about all the things you like to eat that are made with milk. Be ready to share out at least 2.

What would happen if you couldn’t get the milk you needed or wanted?

Share out

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20XX

CONNECT BACK

Overproduction of consumer goods and in agriculture leads to declining prices
Job loss follows with high unemployment
Collapse of the banking system shakes confidence in the economy
People lose homes and jobs
After the election of FDR the government takes a more active role to get involved in recovery.

REVIEW GREAT DEPRESSION

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HOW DOES MILK GET TO US?�QUESTION 1 HOW DO INDUSTRIES CHANGE OVER TIME AND THROUGH INNOVATION?

Go to the following website and read about how the production of milk has changed. https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34034/20170714/early-milk-transportation-dairy-plants-from-the-1800s-to-the-1930s
As you read, write down 3 specific ways the production and transportation of milk changed in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

WHAT ARE SOME CHANGES YOU READ ABOUT?

QUESTION 2 HOW DO INDIVIDUALS GET THEIR NEEDS OR RIGHTS MET?�HOW DO YOU FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT?

You and your seat partner will each read an article about the milk crisis in upstate NY.
“The Milk Strike Has Enlarged In Its Area” and “The New York Milk Strikes” by Tom Kriger
As you read your article, create a timeline of events surrounding the milk crisis in the early 1900s.
Compare your timeline with your partner and fill in any events you do not have.
After your timeline is complete, circle any events that show something an individual or group did to gain rights or get their needs met. Annotate if you believe this would be effective and explain why.

TIMELINE

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QUESTION 3 HOW DID THIS STRIKE IMPACT COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS?

You will look at 6 pictures from the 1939 Milk Strike in Delaware County.
Be sure to read the Item Description and notes which will give you more information to fill in your chart.
Talk to your seat partner to discuss the pictures.
Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3, Picture 4, Picture 5, Picture 6
Complete your chart for each picture

DISCUSS

While the decrease of prices for dairy products was out of the control of any one individual, individual producers joined together to try to solve the problem and get a competitive price for their product through many different means. This had varying success but certainly impacted the entire community around them.