Dustbowl

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Across
  1. 3. A shortage of food, often caused by crop failure during the Dust Bowl.
  2. 4. A position where someone works for money, which was hard to find during the Dust Bowl.
  3. 7. A time of severe economic hardship that started in 1929 and lasted for about a decade.
  4. 8. Fine particles of dirt carried by the wind, which caused the storms and ruined crops.
  5. 10. State that suffered the most during the Dust Bowl.
  6. 16. The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.
  7. 18. A severe drought in the 1930s that damaged farmland, especially in the central United States.
  8. 19. Programs started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help recover from the Great Depression.
  9. 20. The state of being very poor, something many people faced during the Dust Bowl.
Down
  1. 1. People forced to leave their homes due to environmental or economic hardship.
  2. 2. A place to live or take cover, often needed as people lost their homes.
  3. 5. The worst blizzard that occurred across the entire sweep of the Great Plains.
  4. 6. The thick air during dust storms, often making it hard to breathe.
  5. 9. Act that helped farmers
  6. 11. The movement of people from one place to another, especially to find better living conditions.
  7. 12. Was the President who was ruling at the time.
  8. 13. A lack of rain and water during the Dust Bowl.
  9. 14. A homeless person who often traveled in search of work, many of whom were displaced by the Dust Bowl.
  10. 15. People who work on farms, growing crops and raising animals.
  11. 17. Government relief program