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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the people called who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places?migrantstravelersOkiesloners
- 2. Multiple Choice"Dust pneumonia" was caused bybreathing in dust that was in the air.cleaning the house too often.herding cattle into filthy barns.sleeping under the bed.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following states was not considered in the Dust Bowl area?OklahomaTexasNew MexicoUtah
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the Dust Bowl take place?1920's1930's1940's1950's
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Which of these men is the author of books set during the Great Depression, including OF MICE AND MEN and THE GRAPES OF WRATH?John SteinbeckAlfred KnopfThomas NelsonDouglas Peebles - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one EFFECT of dust storms that occurred during "the Dust Bowl"?loss of farms and livestockhomes were destroyedTexans moved to other statesALL of these are effects of the dust storms
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one HUMAN cause of "the Dust Bowl"?plowing up millions of acres of grass to plant wheatallowing cattle to overgraze the midwestern U.S.overproduction of cotton and wheat cropsALL of these were human causes of "the Dust Bowl"
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Dust Bowl took place in thePacific NorthwestNortheastSouthern Great PlainsMid-Atlantic States
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the famous road traveled to California during the Dust BowlRoute 66Hiway 12Route 77US182
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat made people leave the Midwest for California?Letters from FriendsYellow papers asking for pickersOceanGovernment asking for workers
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