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The <strong>Dust</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong><br />
• 1931 - Severe drought hits the midwestern and<br />
southern plains. As the crops die, the “black<br />
blizzards” begin. <strong>Dust</strong> from the over-plowed<br />
and over-grazed land begins to blow.<br />
Take a look at your map of the <strong>Dust</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong>.<br />
Based on what you know is grown in the<br />
midwest, what kind of crops died?