THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
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What was a human factor that caused the Dust Bowl?
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Over-farming which dried out the soil
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Factory pollution that poisoned the soil
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Deforestation to build neighborhoods
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A grasshopper infestation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In desperation, farmers tore up even more grassland in an attempt to harvest a bumper crop and break even. Crops began to fail with the onset of drought in 1931, exposing the bare, over-plowed farmland. Without deep-rooted prairie grasses to hold the soil in place, it began to blow away.
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