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WorksheetsThe Dust Bowl
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What area of the Country and what crop was being grown before the war, during the war and after the war?
South and Cotton
South and Wheat
Great Plains and Wheat
Great Plains and Corn
Farm workers were constantly moving looking for work. Since they were always moving they became known as
Immigrant Emplyees
Immigrant Workers
Migrant Employees
Migrant Workers
As mentioned in the video. What was at most fault for the Dust Bowl?
Humans
Mother Nature
Since the people were constantly breathing in dust. What organ was effected the most and caused people to die.
Lungs
Heart
Brain
Liver
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
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.
Around how many years did the Dust Bowl last?
2
10
20
25
Americans were moving from the midwest to California in search of (a)
What group of people had the worst consequences from the Dust Bowl?
Farmers
Doctors
People on the East Coast
People out West
Which was the cause of the Dust Bowl?
Earthquakes
Drought
Locusts
Lightning storms
The dust storm of April 14, 1935 was know as ___________.
Blue Monday
Blue Sunday
Black Monday
Black Sunday
Farmers that moved from the Dust bowl to California were known as ____________.
Callies
Migries
Dusties
Okies
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.
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 sol more nutrient rich.
To create a windbreak to protect the soil from wind evaporation.
To help farmers who had suffered loses during the Dust Bowl.
Why was life more difficult for farmers during the Dust Bowl?
Their crops were dying because of the dust
Animals had no grass to eat
Had little access to water.
All of the above
Why was "Black Sunday" no ordinary day?
People had to sell their belongings.
People didn't see the dust storm coming.
Twenty Dust Storms Struck the Dust Bowl
People had to move to California.
