Great Depression and Dust Bowl

By ryleenolan

  • Droughts

    Severe droughts in the Midwest and Southern Plains.

  • Dust Storms

    Dust storm numbers are increasing.

  • Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt tales office.

  • Emergency Farm Mortgage Act

    The Emergency Farm Mortgage Act gives refinancing mortgages for farmers who are close to foreclosing.

  • Spread of Dust Storms

    Dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. Worst ever drought in U.S. history.

  • Black Sunday

    The Dust Bowl's worst “black blizzard” occurs, causing a lot of damage.

  • Soil Erosion

    In an act Congress establishes the Soil Conservation Service in the Department of Agriculture due to soil erosion.

  • Shelterbelt Project

    FDR’s Shelterbelt Project begins. Planting trees all across the Great Plains.

  • Inaugural Address

    In his second inaugural address, Roosevelt addresses the nation.

  • Rain

    The rain finally comes in the fall ending the drought.