Climate Change | History | Sustainability
What Caused The Dust Bowl, and How Was It Solved?
How we can use those techniques to fix our own issues in the modern day
It was like something out of an apocalyptic novel.
The Great Depression was in full swing; families in the cities were crushed into cramped one-room flats, jobs were scarce and hardship was rampant. People were desperate to make everything last as long as possible, stretching food and supplies to the limit just to make ends meet.
The advent of the 1930s had struck with all the force of a runaway train.
It was an especially bitter pill to swallow following the brief period of plenty that was achieved during the Roaring 20s, and some folks went as far as to blame the debaucherous youth for breaking out of the rigid structure of traditional roles and dress.
Clearly, it was the fault of young people getting too uppity. They went and threw all of the money away on flapper dresses and Harlem drag balls.
The economic collapse was all-encompassing. The shambling husk of the United States financial system dragged most other nations down with it; the instability and fear it caused would contribute to the rise of fascism in Europe.
