The government Took their land
The gov. Took their land
Before the days of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, the area was rich, fertile farmland. During the Dust Bowl, most of the irreplaceable topsoil blew away essentially removing farming as a viable vocation in the area.
They didn't get rain and had no other way to get it.
During the Dust Bowl, farmers faced devastating consequences such as severe crop failures and loss of livelihood due to prolonged drought and poor agricultural practices. The relentless dust storms eroded topsoil, making it nearly impossible to grow crops, leading many farmers to go bankrupt and abandon their farms. Additionally, the environmental and economic hardships forced families to migrate in search of work and better living conditions, particularly to states like California. This mass displacement contributed to widespread social and economic challenges in the affected regions.
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted through the late 1930s, characterized by high unemployment, deflation, and widespread poverty. During the Dust Bowl, which coincided with this period, many farmers faced devastating consequences, including the loss of crops due to severe drought and soil erosion. This compelled numerous families to abandon their farms and migrate in search of better opportunities, particularly to California. Additionally, the economic strain worsened their financial instability, leading to increased foreclosures and poverty.
They were unable to pay their debts.
The gov. Took their land
The "Dust Bowl"
They did stuff
Before the days of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, the area was rich, fertile farmland. During the Dust Bowl, most of the irreplaceable topsoil blew away essentially removing farming as a viable vocation in the area.
Life for California farmers during the dust bowl was horrible, the farmers would go plant their crops and when the dust bowl come their crops would be black and start to rot because they became not any good anymore.
They didn't get rain and had no other way to get it.
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmers who migrated to California to find work.
They left for California in hopes of starting a new life.
all the top soil went into the air and spread throught the Midwest and a little bit of the west and east
That was the Dust Bowl.