USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Federal aid to the drought-affected states was first given in 1932, but the first funds marked specifically for drought relief were not released until the fall of 1933. In all, assistance may have reached $1 billion (in 1930s dollars) by the end of the drought (Warrick et al., 1980).

Detailed explanation-2: -The storm carried 3 tons of dust for every American alive. It went as far as NYC where it was 1, 800 miles wide and weighed 359 million tons. It carried dust 300 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean. ➢ 350 million tons of soil left Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma and was deposited in eastern states.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Dust Bowl intensified the crushing economic impacts of the Great Depression and drove many farming families on a desperate migration in search of work and better living conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Farm Security Administration provided emergency relief, promoted soil conservation, resettled farmers on more productive land, and aided migrant farm workers who had been forced off their land. The Soil Conservation Service helped farmers enrich their soil and stem erosion.