Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmers who migrated to California to find work.
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl.
Since the Depression was essentially a worldwide event, most did not migrate to other countries. In the US, many who were impacted by the southwest dust bowl migrated to the Pacific Coast. And many men took to the road looking for work and leaving their wives and children behind. Beyond that, however, people tried to survive where they were.
The Dust Bowl started in 1931 and ended in 1939. Exact dates are impossible to decide.
It is estimated that around 300,000 people migrated to California from the Midwestern states during the Dust Bowl era in the 1930s. This migration was driven by severe drought and dust storms that devastated farming communities in the Great Plains.
Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmers who migrated to California to find work.
Texas
Many farmers left the great plain because the dust bowl caused droughts and that was really bad for agriculture or farming
Many people from Oklahoma migrated during the Great Depression in the 1930s due to severe dust storms that destroyed farmland, known as the Dust Bowl. This migration was known as the Okie migration, where many people sought better economic opportunities in states like California.
Life for California farmers during the dust bowl was horrible, the farmers would go plant their crops and when the dust bowl come their crops would be black and start to rot because they became not any good anymore.
Many farmers from the Dust Bowl region migrated to California seeking work in agriculture. Some also headed to the West Coast looking for new opportunities. However, a significant number remained in the Midwest and adapted to new farming practices.
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl
No the dust bowl was not shaped like a bowl.
'The Grapes of Wrath'
Because the dust bowl is the SOURCE of the dust raised by a dust storm.
One famous book about the Dust Bowl is "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.