Question

What was one cause of the Dust Bowl? (1 point) Responses rising prices for farm equipment and wages for farmworkers rising prices for farm equipment and wages for farmworkers conflicts between farmers and American Indians over land rights conflicts between farmers and American Indians over land rights overpopulation of urban areas in the American West overpopulation of urban areas in the American West a poor understanding of the growing seasons of the Great Plains

Answer 1

One cause of the Dust Bowl was a poor understanding of the growing seasons of the Great Plains. Farmers engaged in extensive plowing and planting without sufficient knowledge of the area’s climate and soil conditions, which ultimately contributed to the severe soil erosion and drought that characterized the Dust Bowl.