The Dust Bowl by Brennan LaBarbera

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The Dust Bowl

Published on Apr 04, 2016

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THE DUST BOWL

BY: Peyton, Brennan, and Oliver

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The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US and Canadian prairies during the 1930s

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During the drought of the 1930s, the unanchored soil turned to dust, which the prevailing winds blew away in huge clouds

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The dust bowl caused many people to migrate to safer areas. This meant that the population increased a lot in a short period of time.

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As a result, more African Americans moved into cites causing racial problems and even more unfair treatment.

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Another problem was that lots of the food that was grown and sent to the cities was destroyed by the dust storms. This meant more competition for food and because of all the segregation African Americans had a difficult time getting food.

Jobs also became more scarce because of the population increase. There were many people without jobs and that lead to lots of very poor people who could not afford to pay for basic needs.

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Brennan LaBarbera