Great Depression and Dust Bowl

By Gabrielledegeest1

  • Mass Unemployment

    Unemployment rates soared, reaching 25% in the United States.

  • Stock Market Crash

    Marking the beginning of the Great depression

  • Agricultural Decline

    Crop yields plummeted leading to widespread economic hardship for farmers and rural communities

  • Dust Storms "Black Blizzards"

    They swept across the plains, burying homes, farms, and towns.

  • Migration

    Many farmers and families were forced to abandon their homes and farms and migrate to other parts of the country in search of work and better living conditions.

  • Bank Failures

    Thousands of banks collapsed as people lost trust in the financial system and rushed to withdraw their savings

  • Drought

    A severe and prolonged drought hit the Great Plain region, leading to widespread crop failures.

  • Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

    Raised tariffs on imported goods, leading to a decline in international goods.

  • Overcultivation

    Intensive farming practices depleted the soil of nutrients and left in vulnerable to erosion.

  • New Deal Programs

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a series of programs and reforms to provide relief, recovery. and reform to combat the effects of the Depression