The Dust Bowl hit the middle of the United States and Canada from roughly _________________ For some 6 years, some or most of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado were decimated by the Dust Bowl. It was a disaster caused by a combination of human-made and natural circumstances. ____________________ of crops because of World War 1 combined with poor agricultural practices and drought to create the environmental disaster. Because of all of this, any wind in the region would kick up loose dirt which would cause a ___________________________ that would inundate entire towns and counties. Over one hundred million acres of farmland were ruined causing hundreds of thousands of people to leave the midwest in an attempt to find work. Most thought there would be work for them in ______________________ but as this was during the heart of the ___________________________________. There was little work to be had, and people lived in squalor and desperation during this time. The journey of hopelessness of these ___________________________ - as they were called- was told in _____________________________________ 1937 novella, Of Mice and Men, and his 1939 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath.A. William Faulkner B. John Steinbeck's C. Overproduction D. Great Depression E. CaliforniaF. 1930-1936 G. 1941-1946 H. dust storm I. Okies J. World War I

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