The Dust Bowl

How long did the Dust Bowl last?

• 100 years
• a decade
• five years
• one year

What were the people called who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places?

• migrants
• travelers
• Okies
• loners

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What crop did most farmers in the Great Plains grow?

• corn
• lettuce
• wheat
• plums

What was there before the farmers settled onto the Great Plains?

• grass and buffalo
• corn and soldiers
• desert
• glaciers

Who was president when the Dust Bowl began?

• Nixon
• Hoover
• Roosevelt
• Obama

Who was president when the Dust Bowl ended?

• Nixon
• Hoover
• Roosevelt
• Obama

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What economic disaster was happening at the same time as the Dust Bowl?

• World War I
• the Great Depression
• World War II
• the Gold Rush

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

• When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

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

• When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

• A general term for when objects become dirty.

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What year did the Dust Bowl begin?

• 1930

• 2016

• 1954

• 1916

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What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Driving

• Building

• Baseball

• Overplowing

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