Severe droughts and bad farming habits caused a man-made apocalypse, with many people suffering from the Great Depression. The dusting bowl was the icing on the cake. Agricultural advancements and new technology have farmers producing crops for the millions just to get their heads out of the water.
A homestead act on the panhandle of Texas gave farmers the amazing opportunity to own 320 acres if they kept it for 3 years. With farmers moving to the grass plains in the panhandle of Texas to start a new life, people have a new chance in life. Stuart Chase shared a picture of the grasslands and said, “It’s what saves us all—as long as we get saved, grass is what holds the earth together." Document B: Farmers are…show more content… According to document E on the second picture, between the years 1933 and 1936, there was the lowest recorded amount of participation, averaging 11 inches, causing the top soil to be dry and unnurtured. This causes dust storms to rip and carry the soil across the plains, making it inhabitable for people. With the dust starting and farmers losing money from crops, many others had to deal with the harsh climates, according to Document A, written by David Worster, which explains the dust bowl “when the earth ran amok”. And not once or twice, but over and over for the better part of a decade: day after day, year after year, of sand rattling against the window, of fine powder caking one's lips, of springtime turned to despair (Document A). The dustbowl has shown great affect on people living in it, with people suffering from the great depression, and the dustbowl caused a man-made apocalpse of ignorant people trying to make money the fastest way possible. 7,000 people died from starvation and from dust phemonia, and nobody has the money or resources to help fight the
