The Dust Bowl.
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Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover President at the beginning of the President at the beginning of the Great Depression Great Depression Believed the best action was minimal Believed the best action was minimal involvement to help the economy involvement to help the economy Believed local charities and Believed local charities and organizations organizations should help the needy should help the needy Made efforts to find solutions, Made efforts to find solutions, but his steps were unsuccessful but his steps were unsuccessful
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Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover President at the beginning of the Great President at the beginning of the Great
DepressionDepression Believed the best action was minimal Believed the best action was minimal
involvement to help the economyinvolvement to help the economy Believed local charities and organizationsBelieved local charities and organizations
should help the needyshould help the needy Made efforts to find solutions, Made efforts to find solutions,
but his steps were unsuccessful but his steps were unsuccessful
The Dust BowlThe Dust Bowl
-Series of dust storms causing major agricultural damages
-Impacted the Great Plains Region (parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas)
-Causes1. Cycles of extreme conditions-heavy rains, blizzards,
tornadoes, and floods
2. Severe drought 1934-1936
3. Poor farming practices (extensive farming without crop rotation)
4. Dried soil became dust and spread during storms
Results of the Dust BowlResults of the Dust Bowl
Thousands of families move west Thousands of families move west
Most head to California with hopes of Most head to California with hopes of finding workfinding work
Small towns (Hoovervilles) spring up Small towns (Hoovervilles) spring up full of migrants families searching for full of migrants families searching for jobsjobs
Hoovervilles
