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Dust Bowl Timeline

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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?

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