The Dust Bowl

Define Dust Bowl.

• area of the Midwest during the 1930's because of a severe drought.

• area of the Southeast during the 1920's because of terrible dust storms.

• area from Canada to Texas in the 1930's with severe storms.

A drought was _________________________________.

• A period of heavy rain and flooding.

• A period that was extremely dry and dusty.

• A period where people experienced a bountiful harvest.

Check the best answer to fill in the blank.

Black Blizzards were ________________.

• when the sun did not come out for days due to heavy cloud cover and dark rain.

• Snow that was so heavily mixed with soil that it looked black.

• giant dust storms that people could not see through.

Check the box that best fills in the blank.

Black Sunday was __________________________________.

• The great storm that hit Galveston in 1900.

• The storm with great walls of dust and high speed winds that engulfed entire cities and regions.

• The tax day flood.

Check the box that best fills in the blank.

Okies were______________________.

• People that farmed and were forced to move their crops.

• Farmers that moved from the Dust Bowl to California.

• Farmers that strung a clothesline between their house to find their way back.

Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?

• California

• Oklahoma

• Colorado

• Texas

Which of the following did NOT lead to the Dust Bowl?

• A severe drought.

• Soil was used for growing wheat.

• Land was used for cattle.

• The government planted trees.

How did California react to the "Okies"?

• They were welcoming and helped provide jobs for them.

• They did not appreciate all the poor people coming and outlawed them.

• They created a program to help them get back on their feet.

• They built homes to hold the massive influx of them.

Why did the federal government plant around 200 million trees between 1934 and 1942?

• To provide jobs for the "Okies" who came to California.

• To make the soil more nutrient-rich.

• To create a windbreak to protect the soil from wind evaporation.

• To help farmers who had suffered losses during the Dust Bowl.

Around how many years did the Dust Bowl last?

• 2

• 10

• 20

• 25