THE DUST BOWL 1931 1939 What was the

THE DUST BOWL 1931 – 1939

What was the Dust Bowl? Where was the Dust Bowl? Who did the Dust Bowl affect? Was it serious? How did the Dust Bowl happen?

The Great Plains Buffalo grass roots are 5 feet deep. The ground is moist at 1 foot deep. Sometimes there are droughts. There is always a breeze.

Wheat fields Farmers grew wheat, a lot of wheat. They also raised cattle.

FARMERS PLOW MORE LAND World War I came. Europe needed wheat. American farmers sold it for $2. 00 a bushel. After the war, the price dropped to $1. 00 a bushel. Farmers still needed to pay their bills, so they plowed more land.

Farmers plowing at night They worked day and night to grow more wheat and pay their bills.

1929 The Great Depression The stock market crashed. Banks failed. Companies failed. People lost their jobs. People lost their homes. Prices dropped. Farmers still had the same debt. No longer $2. 00 a bushel for wheat. No longer $1. 00 a bushel for wheat. At one point, wheat dropped to 17 cents a bushel.

Supply and Demand If an item is rare, and people want or need it, then it costs more money. During World War I, wheat sold in Europe and USA for $2. 00 a bushel. There was demand. If there is an abundance of an item, then it costs less. After World War I, farmers sold wheat only in USA. The cost dropped because there was less demand. Farmers produced more wheat making the cost lower still.

Wait, let’s think! What happens if there is a drought and continuous wind? BUFFALO GRASS ROOTS GROW 5 FEET DEEP Buffalo grass helps keep moisture in the ground Roots are already very deep Protects the soil from erosion WHEAT ROOTS GROW 8 INCHES IN 2 MONTHS Planted in freshly plowed soil Takes months for roots to grow deep Plowing loosens the soil

The Dust Bowl What is this?

The Dust Bowl Think-Pair-Share

Sand, blown by the wind, piles up in dunes in front of a farm house in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. 1936

Dust Bowl Farmer raising fence April 1936

Son of a farmer in Dust Bowl Area April 1936

The Lincoln Memorial 21 March 1935

Newspaper clippings 1930’s

Oklahoma dust bowl refugees. San Fernando, California June 1935

Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma April 1936

“Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age 32 March 1937

Fireside Chat with FDR Fireside chat

Ken Burns’ PBS special http: //video. pbs. org/video/2272961927

Woodie Guthrie Dust Bowl Refuge http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=N_eh. Ykr 0 Nh. U

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