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The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. The primary area it effected was the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not hit so badly but the drought, the blowing dust, and the decline of agriculture in the region had a nationwide effect. The loss of agricultural production helped to lengthen the Depression, not only in the US but worldwide. The displaced farmers became the migrants described in John Steinbeck's, Grapes of Wrath. Families from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas, packed what they could in cars and trucks and headed west. Most were aiming for California where they would become a class of migrant farmers, following the crops during the harvesting season. Poor farming techniques and years of depleting the soil led to the soil becoming susceptible to the winds. And when the winds came, the soil was picked up and "day became night."
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoDuring the Dust Bowl in the 1930s in the United States, there was a wide-spread drought in the Plains. No vegetation would grow, so the soil was left exposed. When a wind kicked up, the soil was picked up and blown hundreds of miles away.
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∙ 13y agowell i don't know but i want to find out so i am going to get out of this stupid web site
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∙ 14y agoA wind storm took up soil that had dried out during the drought and created the Dust Bowl.
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Was the dust bowl really the shape of a bowl?
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl.
What decade was the dust bowl in?
The Dust Bowl started in 1931 and ended in 1939. Exact dates are impossible to decide.
What was dust-bowl?
The dust bowl was in the "Great Depression". It was a nick-name for dust storms because the storms were like "rolling black smoke".
Why did the Dust Bowl led to adoption of modern methods of saving the soil?
the dust bowl helped people
Did grasshoppers damage crop during the dust bowl?
Big time. They were basically the most major pests during the dust bowl and there are house pests like millipedes during the dust bowl.
What month did the dust bowl begin?
I believe that the Dust Bowl started sometime around 1939. I have read the Grapes of Wrath, which is about the Dust Bowl in the West. I am pretty sure it's 1939 or 1940. I do know for sure that it was during the same period of time as the Great Depression, which started in 1929.
how do i dust a bowl?
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl
Was the dust bowl really the shape of a bowl?
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl.
What was the name of the dust bowl book?
The book about the dust bowl is called Out Of The Dust.
In what year did the dust bow begin with the onset of black blizards?
The dust bowl conditions occurred in the Midwest in the 1930s. The black blizzards of blowing dust began in 1934 and continued for years.
Why was a dust bowl worse than a dust storm?
Because the dust bowl is the SOURCE of the dust raised by a dust storm.
How many children died in the dust bowl?
The dust bowl was in the 1930s in the central part of the US, known as the High Plains. For more about the Dust Bowl, you can read The Facts About the Dust Bowl at http://history.knoji.com/facts-about-the-dust-bowl/
Quotes on the dust bowl?
"dust bowl was sad" - wanda davis
What decade was the dust bowl in?
The Dust Bowl started in 1931 and ended in 1939. Exact dates are impossible to decide.
When was Dust Bowl Revival created?
Dust Bowl Revival was created in 2003.
When was The Dust Bowl Symphony created?
The Dust Bowl Symphony was created in 1999.
What is 5 facts about the dust bowl?
Here is a great article containing at least 5 facts about the dust bowl. http://factoidz.com/facts-about-the-dust-bowl/
