Question

Select the correct answer. How did the Dust Bowl affect the communities of the Southern Plains states? A. The population declined as millions left for job opportunities. B. The population grew because more jobs were available there. C. New Deal programs located there ensured financial security. D. The communities absorbed immigrants who came seeking work.

Answer 1

I think it’s a) the population declined as millions left for job opportunities.
Explanation:
Because of the high winds and dust, people, livestock were killed and crops decreased around the entire region.

Answer 2

The effect of the Dust Bowl was that A. The population declined as millions left for job opportunities.

What was the Dust Bowl?

• This was a large area of the South that became very dry and prone to dust storms even though they once supported farming.
• One main cause of this was bad farming practices.

Millions of people therefore left the South because they had relied on agriculture which was now suffering. They spread out across the country with many going to California to get employment.

In conclusion, option A is correct.

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