The Dust Bowl And The American Farmer

1 September 2022
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A reason that millions of people left the Great Plains during the Great Depression was to find
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jobs to support their families.
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Which led to the dust storms of the 1930s?
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DEFINITELY NOT THIS: the creation of cattle ranches
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Which most damaged topsoil and farming equipment during the 1930s?
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dust storms
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Most of the people who migrated to the Great Plains in the late 1800s became
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DEFINITELY NOT THIS: railroad workers.
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Migrants who left the Great Plains behind during the 1930s
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often ended up living in poverty in crowded camps.
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During the 1930s, the large area of farmland experiencing droughts was known as
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the Dust Bowl.
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Which led to dust storms during the 1930s?
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farming and drought
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Banks often suffered in the 1930s and lost money because they could not
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sell farms they repossessed.
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How were farmers and banks connected in the 1930s?
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Farmers lost their farms, and then banks lost money.
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People looking for farm work during the Great Depression often moved to
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California.