THE GREAT DEPRESSION/THE DUST BOWL

Poverty and despair marked the first years of the Great Depression. The slump that started in 1929 was the worst in the nation's history.

Click on the links below to learn more about the

dust and drought that affected farmers in the Midwest and the effects The Great Depression had on Americans.

Below is a look at what caused the Dust Bowl?

The link below shows us the harsh times Americans endured duringThe Great Depression: