Background Information
What was the Dust Bowl?
ALL the sources describe the Dust Bowl, but they also show the causes, hardships and government response. Take notes on all FOUR areas as you watch, listen or read.
You may have to watch the videos more than once and read the articles more than once!
Discovery Education: Video Segment - The Dust Bowl 6 mins (make sure you are logged into Discovery Education from Classlink before you click the link)
Gale Article - Listen or read: Dust Bowl 1931-1939 This article is very, very, very long. Look at the headings and pull information you need.
Britannica Article - Listen or read: The Dust Bowl - easier article
The Dust Bowl - 4 mins
Hardships of the Dust Bowl
Discovery Education Video segment: Reenactment of a Farmer's voice 2 mins
Discovery Education Video Segment: The Drought and Dust 2 mins
PBS Article: Imogene Glover tells her family's story of surviving the Dust Bowl (primary source)
Government Response to the Dust Bowl
Watch this BrainPop Movie about the New Deal (log in to Brainpop from Classlink before you click this link)
These are some of the New Deal Programs that helped people affected by the Dust Bowl hardships.
Search in Google or in Gale for these government programs. What did they do to help? Are they still effective today?
Taylor Grazing Act
Civil Conservation Corps (CCC)
Emergency Relief Act
Farm Security Administration
Resettlement Administration
Land Utilization Program
Drought Relief Service
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Soil Conservation Service (SCS)
Emergency Farm Mortgage Act
Farm Credit Act
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farm Mortgage Moratorium Act
Emergency Cattle Purchase Program
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation