What was the Great Depression? Believe it or not some people don't know what the Great Depression is. The Great Depression was an economic slump that happened in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. It began in the year 1929 and lasted till the year 1939. It was the worst and longest depression that the industrialized Western world got. It all started in the United States but then quickly spread to the European economies after World War I.
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/about.htm
What was the Dust Bowl? The Dust Bowl basically was that for eight years dust blew on the southern plains. It was yellowish brown haze that scattered from the South and the rolling walls of blacks from the North. Everyday life was hard as you can imagine eating a meal, breathing, taking a walk were no longer that simple to do like we can now a days. It was so bad that children had to wear dusk mask to and coming back from school. In order to try to make better living conditions the women hung wet sheets over the windows to try to stop the dirt. For the farmers it was also bad because they basically saw the crops blow away there was nothing that they could do about it. The Southern Plains were really affected with this event that lasted about a decade the Northern Plains didn't have that much damage.
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm
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