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The 1930’s was a struggling time for people in the West because of the Dust Bowl, causing lots of problems with the way the people live and their land. This essay is going to explain how the Dust Bowl had developed and the different problems and effects on the people living in the West.
To start off, the development of the Dust Bowl started off in 1930 but getting its name in April 15, 1935. The Dust Bowl as stated in passage 1 “The drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930. In 1931 moved toward the west. By 1934 it turned the Great Plains into a desert.” This is implying that The Dust Bowl was something serious if it can just turn the Great Plains into a desert. Moreover, in passage 1 it states clearly “The SCS Bust Bowl

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