What role did the Dust Bowl play in the history of soil conservation? Responses It stirred government to enact the first soil conservation laws. It stirred government to enact the first soil conservation laws. It showed that the American central plains did not have good quality soil. It showed that the American central plains did not have good quality soil. It led farmers to make voluntary efforts to conserve soil. It led farmers to make voluntary efforts to conserve soil. It disproved the idea that irrigation was unnecessary.
