
Dust Bowl - Wikipedia
The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
Dust Bowl: Causes, Definition & Years - HISTORY
2009年10月27日 · The Dust Bowl refers to the drought-stricken southern plains of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Dust Bowl | Definition, Duration, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2025年3月27日 · Dust Bowl, name for both the drought period in the Great Plains that lasted from 1930 to 1936 and the section of the Great Plains of the United States that extended over …
The Dust Bowl | Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Nineteen states in the heartland of the United States became a vast dust bowl. With no chance of making a living, farm families abandoned their homes and land, fleeing westward to become …
The Dust Bowl | National Drought Mitigation Center
The term Dust Bowl was coined in 1935 when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used it to describe the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
Timeline: The Dust Bowl | American Experience | PBS
Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely.
Dust Bowl Facts and Timeline - The History Junkie
2020年11月21日 · The Dust Bowl was a significant event that took place during the Great Depression. It would hurt many Americans in a time of desperate need.
The 1930s Dust Bowl is infamous in American history—and we …
2025年3月28日 · The original Dust Bowl, for those who aren’t familiar, took place in the late 1930s after an economic collapse and demographic shifts made farming uneconomical in the central …
What Caused the Dust Bowl? - HowStuffWorks
2023年9月14日 · The drought, winds and dust clouds of the Dust Bowl killed important crops (like wheat), caused ecological harm, and resulted in and exasperated poverty. Prices for crops …
Black Sunday: When a Dust Storm Swallowed the Great Plains
2025年3月26日 · The events leading to the Dust Bowl started with the Homestead Act of 1862. The federal legislation gave 160 acres of public land to any adult who was willing to live on …