AnswersRMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1Effects of the Great Depression

Effects of the Great Depression Answers

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How did the settlers of the Great Plains increase the vulnerability of the land? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Farmers rotated their crops too often in an effort to replenish the soil’s nutrients.
B
Farmers over-cultivated the land with plows.
C
Ranchers allowed their herds to overgraze.
D
Ranchers did not allow their herds to graze on the grasslands.
E
Farmers planted shallow-rooted crops like wheat, which could not hold in the soil when high winds came.
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Which development in the early 1900s made the land in the Great Plains even more vulnerable to erosion?

A
Railroads stopped building lines across the West.
B
People settled the region in greater numbers, increasing the amount of land being plowed and grazed.
C
Large numbers of farmers left the region and moved to cities.
D
Farmers reduced the number of acres they plowed each year.
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What caused dust storms to become even larger and more destructive in the 1930s?

A
Heavy rains hit the Midwest and flooded the land.
B
The Great Plains experienced a series of unseasonably cold summers.
C
Several hurricanes from the Gulf of Mexico swept inland across the Plains states.
D
Severe droughts hit the Midwest, making the soil dry and more vulnerable to winds.
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How did droughts and dust storms add to the problems farmers faced in the 1930s? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Droughts deprived crops of the water they needed to grow.
B
Dust storms flooded farmland with so much water that crops would not grow.
C
Dust storms carried away fertile topsoil that crops needed to survive.
D
Dust storms increased crop yields, causing farm prices to decrease.
E
Droughts and dust storms deprived farmers of their primary source of income.
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Identify each of the following items as either a cause or an effect of the Dust Bowl.Increase in farmer debt: Droughts:Overgrazing of land: Lack of crop rotation: Loss of topsoil:

A
cause
B
effect
C
cause
D
effect
E
cause
F
effect
G
cause
H
effect
I
cause
J
effect
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Why did farmers move west during the 1930s? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
The Dust Bowl destroyed many farmers’ crops and land on the Plains.
B
Farmers believed that California would have better jobs.
C
Many farmers were forced to abandon their farms after going into debt.
D
Farmers did not want to work as tenants for commercial farms.
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Did you consider any of these reasons in your answer? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
the condition of the land in the Midwest
B
the challenges of making the journey west
C
the opportunities for new jobs in California
D
the problems migrants could face in California

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