Dust Bowl

Front

What were the people called who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places? Options: migrants, travelers, Okies, loners

Back

Okies

Front

What crop did most farmers in the Great Plains grow?

Back

wheat

Front

Who was president when the Dust Bowl began?

Back

Hoover

Front

Who was president when the Dust Bowl ended?

Back

Roosevelt

Front

What economic disaster was happening at the same time as the Dust Bowl? Options: World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Gold Rush

Back

the Great Depression

Front

What was the event during the Great Depression when a severe drought in the Great Plains caused strong prairie winds to pick up topsoil and spread dust everywhere, leading many farm families to move west?

Back

Dust Bowl

Front

How is the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression related?

Back

Both events caused Americans to struggle financially.

Front

What was the effect of the Dust Bowl?

Back

New farming techniques were used to prevent erosion.

Front

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

Back

A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

Front

Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

Back

Farmers couldn't pay their bills and possibly lost their farms.