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Which of the following factors most contributed to the conditions shown in the photograph?

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declining prices for American crops overseas


a prolonged period of drought on the Great Plains


soil erosion due to excessive crop rotation


overgrazing resulting from large herds of livestock

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A prolonged period of drought on the Great Plains.

Explanation: The Dust Bowl conditions were caused primarily by extended drought combined with weakened topsoil from poor farming — the drought was the key factor producing the dust storms seen in such photographs.