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Graphic Organizer For the Dust Bowl

Graphic Organizer For the Dust Bowl. Nicknamed The Dirty Thirties. Causes . Severe Drought Extreme Winds Soil Erosion New Farm Technologies Steel plows Gas powered tractors Over Plowing of the Prairies Virgin prairie soil . Political Impact.

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Graphic Organizer For the Dust Bowl

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  1. Graphic Organizer For the Dust Bowl Nicknamed The Dirty Thirties

  2. Causes • Severe Drought • Extreme Winds • Soil Erosion • New Farm Technologies • Steel plows • Gas powered tractors • Over Plowing of the Prairies • Virgin prairie soil

  3. Political Impact • In the Beginning of the 30s gov. does nothing • See the problem as a regional issue • 1935- congress finally takes action; dust from Black Sunday makes its way to Washington D.C. • WPA; New Deal Program • Paid farmers to use new conservation methods • Paid farmers not to farm • Planted trees for windbreaks • Planted crops in rotations

  4. Economic Impact • In the early 30s, farmers made money (boom) • Still farming what was previously need for war • Speculators come from the North; Briefcase farmers • Drought conditions worsen (bust) • No harvest • Farmers lose farms and land • Banks close • Businesses close • Investors lose money

  5. Geographic Impact • About 100,000, 000 acres of topsoil is displaced • Severe drought in the region • Extensive crop failures • Extensive damage to the environment • Plowing up of the virgin prairies

  6. Social Impact • Farmers needed government assistance • 50,000 people migrate to California • Support group formed • Last Stand Club, farmers committed to staying on their land • Ghost towns developed • Schools closed • Churches boarded up

  7. map Label the Great Plains States: Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Wyoming Draw a pattern on the map where the Dust Bowl had the greatest impact (4 states).

  8. map ND Label the Great Plains States: Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Wyoming Draw a pattern on the map where the Dust Bowl had the greatest impact (5 states). SD WY NB CO KS OK NM TX

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