During the 1930s, many farmers in the United States faced significant hardships due to the Great Depression and severe drought conditions, particularly in the Dust Bowl region. Crop prices plummeted, leading to widespread financial distress, and many farmers lost their land to foreclosure. The drought caused soil erosion and failed harvests, exacerbating the economic challenges. As a result, millions of farming families struggled to survive, leading many to migrate in search of better opportunities.
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a. devastating droughts and dust storms throughout the 1930s.
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
the great depression.
Drought, Dustbowl, Great depression (meaning less selling and less money to purchase equipment.)
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a. devastating droughts and dust storms throughout the 1930s.
The great depression.
Most livestock died of starvation during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
The number of farmers declined.
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
most were farmers.
That was the Dust Bowl.
the debts were erased because of the dsl tarrifs
The farmers killed king George and
During the 1930s, environmental changes in the form of drought and dust storms, known as the Dust Bowl, devastated farmers living on the Great Plains. The lack of rainfall, coupled with poor farming practices that stripped the land of its natural vegetation, led to crop failures and soil erosion. Many farmers were forced to abandon their land and livelihoods, causing widespread economic hardship and migration.
the great depression.