THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE DUST BOWL
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Detailed explanation-1: -A combination of aggressive and poor farming techniques, coupled with drought conditions in the region and high winds created massive dust storms that drove thousands from their homes and created a large migrant population of poor, rural Americans during the 1930s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Dust Bowl was the name given to the drought-stricken southern plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a drought in the 1930s. As high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska, people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region.
Detailed explanation-3: -The drought came in three waves: 1934, 1936, and 1939–1940, but some regions of the High Plains experienced drought conditions for as many as eight years.
Detailed explanation-4: -4. Why do we call this event the Dust Bowl? a. The dust covered everything – including your kitchen bowls.