During the 1930s the major event that impacted the Great Depression was the Dust Bowl. From the powerful dust storms wrecking poor innocent families farms, this lead to a conflict with the farming industry. The regions where mainly all of the dust storms took place at were the dry lands of Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and Texas. Later from the loss of rain, a drought occurred. The drought lead to winds picking up dirt and sand which soon moved throughout the whole entire country. This caused farmers and their land to get destroyed and taken over by shovel loads of dust. All of the dust got heavily caked onto the farmer's crops that unfortunately lead to the farmland being destroyed. Not only were the dust storms harmful to the farmlands but they were also harmful to the people. The winds were so strong and fast that when the dirt and sand would hit people it would be painful to the skin. People in the 1930s dealt with these horrible dust storms on a daily basis and were ready for them in advance. Even though they knew what was coming they still could not protect their homes from being covered inside and out with piles of dust. It not only destroyed their land and homes but it destroyed their entire lives which lead them to make drastic measures such as moving westward into California.
Pictures:
Young Child
Dust Storm
Research:
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s
When the Dust Settled
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