How exactly did the Dust Bowl affect people's daily life?

Answer 1

The dust bowl refers to the dust storms in Oklahoma and Kansas produced when people plowed up land in dry areas. The wind blew the top soil away and filled the air with clouds of dust that reached for miles and miles. The dust bowl produced no crops nor income so the people lost their farms and had to move. Many moved west in extreme poverty. Steinbeck's famous book, Grapes of Wrath is about these times.

Answer 2

The dust bowl essentially made lives miserable. There was sand anywhere that it could get into. It was a normal thing to have to sleep uncomfortably in a bed full of sand. Often, people had to eat the sand in whatever they ate because there was to way to get it clean. School children were frequently sent home due to weather conditions. And when they did, they had to walk home backwards to avoid sand in their eyes. When one man wanted to buy a tractor, he had to dig it out of a huge sand dune to take it home.

Answer 3

The Dust Bowl led to severe dust storms that damaged crops, caused economic hardship for farmers, forced individuals to migrate in search of work, and created health issues due to dust inhalation. People had to deal with food shortages, financial struggles, and an increase in respiratory illnesses, impacting their daily lives significantly.