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The dust bowl was in the "Great Depression". It was a nick-name for dust storms because the storms were like "rolling black smoke".
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What was the dustbowl how did it affect farmers?
The dust bowl was a period in American history where little to no rain fell for a very long period of time. Farmars crops died because of the lack of water.
Who was dorthea lang?
Dorothea Lange was one of a group of photographers hired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration to document the effects of the Great Depression in general and the Dustbowl in particular during the 1930s. He photos were published, especially in a spread in "Life" magazine to show the people of the US how bad things were in the Midwest and called attention to the plight of families who'd lost their farms and homes and were fleeing the Dustbowl for places like California in search of work.
What is okie food?
Okies were Americans who were uprooted during the Dustbowl of the 1930s when drought hit the Midwestern states and Canada - people literally lost everything they owned and had to become migrant farm laborers to survive.Okie food is "good plain country cooking" which was also inexpensive - foods like cornbread, beans, and biscuits with gravy. See the Related Link below for a good article about these foods.
How did the us government try to help the victim of the dust bowl?
The President established the Resettlement Administration and later, the Farm Security Administration to alleviate the plight of the migrants and rural poor, and also to attack the root causes of environmental degradation that brought about the dustbowl conditions. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Soil Erosion Service were established to deal with the environmental issues. In 1935, the Prairie States Forestry Project was created to create a "shelter belt" from the Texas Panhandle to the Canadian border. Trees were planted as windbreaks and new farming techniques initiated by the New Deal stopped the dust storms.
What were the dust bowl refugees called?
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."
What two causes contributed to the dustbowl?
Overworked land and drought were two things that contributed to the dustbowl.
How do you use dustbowl in a sentence?
My accent is due to the westward migration of my ancestor's, escaping the effects of the dustbowl.
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When and where did the dustbowl occur
How did the dustbowl happened?
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What did the kids do for fun durning the dustbowl?
they would read
Can the dustbowl kill you?
They sand gets in your lungs and it suffocates you.
Why did the dustbowl lead to the adoption of modern methods of soil?
The Dustbowl was the result of over-farming the land and not letting the soil rest. The dust from the Dustbowl area was so destructive that it caused health problems in addition to erosion of the soil. Farmers could no longer plant for profit, which was a huge occupation in the area.
How did the dustbowl affect the southern plains?
The dustbowl affected the southern plains because they were an entirely jewish community and the germans dropped smoke grenades on every home in the southern plains.
What is a name for a semi arid area prone to wind erosion?
Dustbowl
What are some pieces of information about life for families during the dustbowl?
Life for families during the dustbowl was full of hardships. The included lack of food because vegetation was ruined, a lot of families had to relocate and start over.
How did the dustbowl affect people?
People lost their homes and lands when they did not have money to pay.
