The Dust Bowl (1930s)
作者:Kalynn Harris
1. Drought
1.1. Crops withered
1.2. Distribution of face masks by Red Cross
1.3. Farmers continued to plow in hopes of rain
1.4. Summer 1936 - one of the hottest summers
2. Profit
2.1. Greedy
2.2. The Last Man's Club
2.3. Tractors plowed 50 acres a day
2.4. California
3. Survival
3.1. Lasted a decade
3.2. Windmills provided drinking water
3.3. Jack Rabbits "bunny drives"
3.4. Cornbread & beans dinners
3.5. Government assistance
3.6. 50,000 people left
3.7. Government slaughtered cattle to pay farmers
3.8. Children were vulnerable
4. Black blizzards
4.1. Illness - Dust Pneumonia
4.2. Spitting out dirt
4.3. Miles of clouds
4.4. Dirt in food & water
4.5. April 14, 1935 - Black Sunday
5. Southern plains
5.1. Virgin sod
5.2. Chocolate soil
5.3. Wild animals found dead
5.4. Soil conservation shown in movies by 1936