USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?
A
drought
B
lack (not there) of crop rotation
C
overproduction
D
reduction (less) of farming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following did not contribute to the Dust Bowl conditions in the plains states? Clear-cutting of the region’s forests.

Detailed explanation-2: -Economic depression coupled with extended drought, unusually high temperatures, poor agricultural practices and the resulting wind erosion all contributed to making the Dust Bowl.

Detailed explanation-3: -The agricultural land that was worst affected by the Dust Bowl was 16 million acres (6.5 million hectares) of land by the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.

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