Understanding the Dust Bowl

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A political movement

• A type of dance popular in the 1930s

• A new farming technique

• A severe drought in the 1930s affecting the Southern Plains

What was one of the main causes of the Dust Bowl?

• The Gold Rush

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Homestead Act and inexperienced farming

• The Industrial Revolution

How did World War One affect farming practices in the Great Plains?

• It led to more land being tilled for wheat production

• It caused farmers to switch to cotton

• It decreased the demand for wheat

• It introduced new farming machinery

What is erosion, as described in the context of the Dust Bowl?

• The process of planting new crops

• The wearing away of topsoil by wind or water

• The increase in rainfall

• The building of new roads

What was 'Black Sunday'?

• The day the Soil Conservation Act was passed

• A famous protest against the Dust Bowl

• The worst dust blizzard recorded during the Dust Bowl

• The day the Dust Bowl ended

What was the purpose of the Soil Conservation Act?

• To encourage migration to the Great Plains

• To increase wheat production

• To help farmers maintain healthy topsoil and fight erosion

• To ban farming in the affected areas

How did the Dust Bowl affect migration patterns in the United States?

• It caused millions to migrate out of the affected regions

• It resulted in a decrease in population in California

• It led to an increase in urbanization in the Great Plains

• It had no significant impact on migration

What was one of the New Deal programs aimed at helping farmers during the Dust Bowl?

• The Prairie State's Forestry Project

• The Social Security Act

• The Gold Standard Act

• The Interstate Highway Act

What was the long-term impact of the Dust Bowl on American society?

• It resulted in the abandonment of the Great Plains

• It caused a permanent decline in agriculture

• It led to the development of better farming practices

• It had no lasting impact

When did conditions in the Great Plains begin to improve after the Dust Bowl?

• In the 1960s

• In the 1950s

• In the late 1930s and early 1940s

• In the early 1920s