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