As you listen to the song Dust Bowl Blues, write down a line from the song. Explain what it is saying about the life that people experienced during the Dust Bowl. Explain in at least 3 sentences.

The Dust Bowl was a natural disaster that devastated the Midwest in the 1930s. It was the worst drought in North America in 1,000 years.1 Unsustainable farming practices worsened the drought’s effect, killing the crops that kept the soil in place. When winds blew, they raised enormous clouds of dust. It deposited mounds of dirt on everything, even covering houses. Dust suffocated livestock and caused pneumonia in children.2 At its worst, the storm blew dust to Washington, D.C.3

Key Takeaways

1. he Dust Bowl worsened the Great Depression by wreaking havoc on U.S. agriculture and livestock

2. Severe drought and bad farming procedures eroded the topsoil

3 The Great Plains could turn into a Dust Bowl again if the Ogallala Aquifer is drained dry

they united the colonies in their fight against the british.

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.