dust bowl
The Dust Bowl is an important event to American history because a lot of lives were lost and people were struggling because of the Great Depression. It was the worst years in the 1930s for the people who were living back then in the middle of the US. Americans who lived through the dust bowl were really affected and even the people who left the state were affected to.
Before the Dust Bowl, The Southeastern Plains was the best place for farmers to go farming and planting. The grass that covered the plains stood six feet high and stretched all the way from Canada south to Texas. People really moved to the midwest certain that they had found the richest soil in the world and the ideal place to settle down. Men began to clear the land — using the endless prairie to grow wheat, and the trees to build houses, barns and outbuildings. During that time, Great Depression and World War I was going around (“United States History”).
In 1930s, people started noticing a lot of changes in the state. After the blizzards in winter 1930-1931, the drought began. First the northern plains felt the dry spell, but by July the southern plains were in the drought. It was not until late September that the ground had enough water to justify planting. Because of the late planting and early frost, much of the wheat was small and weak when the spring winds of 1932 began to blow. In late January 1933, the region was blasted by a magnificent dirt storm which killed much of the wheat (The 1930's Dust Bowl). In 1930-1933, there were about like 20 horrible storms. In March 1933, President Roosevelt shut down the bank for 4 days to start fresh again during the Great Depression. Roosevelt told everyone to keep faith in the federal government for the banking system (About the Dust Bowl).
In 1934, the dust storm got even worst in America U.S. History, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely. Okies which are people from Oklahoma that moved to the west coast
Before the Dust Bowl, The Southeastern Plains was the best place for farmers to go farming and planting. The grass that covered the plains stood six feet high and stretched all the way from Canada south to Texas. People really moved to the midwest certain that they had found the richest soil in the world and the ideal place to settle down. Men began to clear the land — using the endless prairie to grow wheat, and the trees to build houses, barns and outbuildings. During that time, Great Depression and World War I was going around (“United States History”).
In 1930s, people started noticing a lot of changes in the state. After the blizzards in winter 1930-1931, the drought began. First the northern plains felt the dry spell, but by July the southern plains were in the drought. It was not until late September that the ground had enough water to justify planting. Because of the late planting and early frost, much of the wheat was small and weak when the spring winds of 1932 began to blow. In late January 1933, the region was blasted by a magnificent dirt storm which killed much of the wheat (The 1930's Dust Bowl). In 1930-1933, there were about like 20 horrible storms. In March 1933, President Roosevelt shut down the bank for 4 days to start fresh again during the Great Depression. Roosevelt told everyone to keep faith in the federal government for the banking system (About the Dust Bowl).
In 1934, the dust storm got even worst in America U.S. History, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely. Okies which are people from Oklahoma that moved to the west coast