https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia The Dust Bowl took place during the Great Depression and was devastating to farmers throughout the mid-west en-us 2021-01-19 14:52:47 UTC 2026-03-06 22:02:58 UTC hello@padlet.com abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107423559 This video clip provides a strong overview about what the Dust Bowl was. The Dust Bowl lasted an entire decade and was a period of mass drought across the mid-west. States affected included Texas and Okalahoma and residents were forced to move away. The life work of thousands of farmers dissapeared over night.]]> 2021-01-20 19:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107423559 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107806879 This image gives a scope of just how detrimental the Dust Bowl was to the areas it affected. Massive amounts of (farm)land were pummeld by massive sandstorms and droughts that were years in length. Not only did many people lose their land and crops, but their properties were also heavily damaged and the areas affected became inhabitable. ]]> 2021-01-20 21:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107806879 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107818451 This painting of the Dust Bowl illustrated how devoid of life the mid-west was during the Dust Bowl. The gloomy lighting gives off a depressing feeling and shows that the Dust Bowl was anything but a happy time. There is a massive dust cloud headed for the last standing crops and homes, showing the Dust Bowl decimated anything in its path. ]]> 2021-01-20 21:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107818451 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107838566 This song about the Dust Bowl shows how the Dust Bowl destroyed everything mid-west residents had worked for over their lives. Every one felt dejected and hopeless, and it was one of Americas darkest times. The song also describes how millions of people were forced leave their homes and move west.]]> 2021-01-20 21:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107838566 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107851937 After many mid-west farmers tried to make their farms more efficient via using mechanical plows, a series of long droughts and dust storms took place. The storms blew away the topsoil that provided fertile ground for farmers to grow their crops. These droughts and storms along with the great depression forced people to move away from their homes/farms. ]]> 2021-01-20 21:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107851937 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107889703 This political cartoon uses imagery and hyperbole to show how farmers were affected by the Dust Bowl. The farmer is trapped in sand, showing how to Dust Bowl took over the lives of farmers and left them with almost nowhere to go. The sand fallling through the hour glass labled "IDEAS" shows that farmers didn't know what to do when their land and money was gone and lost all hope for the future.]]> 2021-01-20 22:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107889703 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107900198 After the Dust Bowl took everything from mid-west farmers, the government tried to help them out. First, the government provided the resources for farmers to replant trees and crops in the mid-west in hopes of rejuvinating the land. They also gave the farmers financial aid to help them recover from their losses. The governments plan to recover and repopulate the barren lands was pretty successful.]]> 2021-01-20 22:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107900198 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107910050 The Dust Bowl left millions of Americans without a home or any money. However, the Great Plains rebounded in a big way. Wet weather ended the droughts and as farmers moved back crop prices went up exponentially. To prevent droughts like the Dust Bowl from ever occuring again, the government protected certain areas as grasslands and this helped keep the soil in place.]]> 2021-01-20 22:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107910050 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107960216 The combination of the Great Drepression and Dust Bowl left many people without a place to live and with no money. In turn, these people became malnourished and were sort of left for dead. People became depressed and many had nothing to turn to. Without any other options, people moved west away from the storms and lived in whatever shelter they could find. ]]> 2021-01-20 22:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107960216 abenevento2 https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107964300 The heatmap below shows just how massive the Dust Bowl really was. More than half of the US was subject to a massive drought and these people did not have the means to move elsewhere. The massive scale of the Dust Bowl is the biggest reason why it was so detrimental for the country.]]> 2021-01-20 22:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/abenevento2/de85ygz3oymepgia/wish/1107964300