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    Dust Bowl Would you enjoy eating a bowl of dust? That doesn’t sound appealing‚ does it? Well‚ the people in the driest regions of the plains had to in the 1930’s. This was the time of the Dirty Thirties. Tough time for them. The Dirty Thirties was also the time of the Dust Bowl. What was the Dust Bowl you may ask. According to History.com‚ “The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought.” The Dust Bowl occurred in the 150‚000 square-mile area surrounding

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    The American people showed great determination during the Dust Bowl‚ by migrating to find new jobs. The Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms that started in 1934 due to a long drought‚ high heat‚ farming practices‚ and high winds (“Dust” 466). These dust storms battered the Great Plains‚ which run from South Dakota to Texas‚ creating “dust pneumonia” for the people who lived there (“Dust” 466‚ 467). Many people living in the Great Plain during this time decided to migrate to California‚ desperate

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    How did the dust bowl affect citizens? People couldn’t even do the simplest things. Everyone was affected by this natural disaster. Because it was the start of the great depression and they couldn’t have prevented it. For eight years dust blew across the southern plains nonstop in the 1930s. Everyone was deeply affected. Modern American Poetry explains‚ “ The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. Its primary area of impact was on the southern Plains” (Modern American Poetry). Even the

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    The in Great Depression and the Dust Bowl occurred in the same time period. When the stock market crashed 1929 the years weren’t as bad. But then when the Dust bowl hit the Midwestern America. The Great Depression was before the Dust Bowl had occurred. When people from the midwestern area had such a hard time growing crops and earning a living. For the people who once lived in the fastest growing country everything went downhill from that point. Many people from the area that was so great for

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    is so much dirt and dust outside‚ it goes so high in the air and I am terrified and my siblings are all crying. My parents gather all of us‚ and we all put towels on all doors and windows so no dust gets in. Me and my brother see all the animals and people running away from the dust storm. Momma grabbed my brother‚ sister‚ and dad. She gave us all wet towels to put on our faces. I can still taste the dirt. We all huddled in the middle of

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    to the store and not being able to see your hand 5 feet away.The Dust Bowl was a devastating event that took place in the midwest. It affected millions of people in 8 years. The Dust Bowl is an area of land where vegetation has been lost and became dust and eroded. The Dust Bowl was located in Kansas‚ Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ Colorado‚ and New Mexico. Over 650 million tons of topsoil blew away leaving piles of dust in houses. The Dust Bowl started in 1931 and ended in 1939. It lasted 8 years and caused

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    The Dust Bowl happened between the years of 1931 and 1939. The Dust Bowl was a period of time where 150‚000-square-miles of the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle and parts of Kansas‚ Colorado‚ and New Mexico had little rainfall‚ light soil‚ and high winds‚ causing devastating effects on the land and people that lived there. There have been many discoveries and advances that can help prevent a future “Dust Bowl”‚ but the US could experience the Dust Bowl again. We have come a long way from the Dust Bowl

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    sand flung against the face (The Dust Bowl of the 1930s). By “impact” Avis was referring to “Black Sunday” in the “Dust Bowl.” The Dust Bowl was made up of parts of Colorado‚ Oklahoma‚ Kansas‚ and Texas. The Dust Bowl was an area of the Great Plains that was devastated by depression and drought. The area was 150‚000 square miles‚ had little grass and soil‚ and‚ unfortunately‚ had abundant winds. “Black blizzards” were what people that lived in the Dust Bowl called dust storms (History.com). The reason

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    The Dust Bowl is a time in American History that affected the United States‚ and it’s citizens‚ in 3 ways: economically‚ politically‚ and life for the US citizens. There were several ways that these three aspects were affected by this monumental phenomenon. The ways these three were affected is difficult to discuss‚ but we’re gonna do it anyway. So sit back and relax‚ it’s gonna take a while. Now‚ first we should probably talk about what the Dust Bowl was‚ and what caused it. The Dust Bowl is an

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    techniques with them when they homesteaded the area.” The Dust Bowl‚ also called "The Dirty Thirties"‚ was made conceivable by World War I (WWI) and The Great Depression. Wheat was anything but difficult to develop and it brought on a popularity amongst everyone. Little was realized that the abuse of the area would bring upon the best impact behind the significance of saving nature and its significance of deliberately utilizing the area. The dust storms were brought on by a mix of natural components

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