THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
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What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?
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pesticides
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clear cutting
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overplowing
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crop rotations
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Farmers and ranchers destroyed the grasses that held the soil in place. Farmers plowed up more and more land, while ranchers overstocked the land with cattle. As the grasses disappeared, the land became more vulnerable to wind erosion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The land became almost uninhabitable, and over two million people left their homes throughout the course of the dust bowl in search of a new life elsewhere. Many ended up nearly starved to death and homeless. Some of the states severely affected were Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.
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