THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.
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A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.
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When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.
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A general term for when objects become dirty.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes the Dust Bowl? Worst drought in US History originating in the southern Plains covering 75% of country caused by overproduction and dry weather cycle during 1930s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term Dust Bowl was coined in 1935 when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used it to describe the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Dust Bowl, name for both the drought period in the Great Plains that lasted from 1930 to 1936 and the section of the Great Plains of the United States that extended over southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico.