Analyzing the Impact of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression
History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet guides students through planning an essay on the Dust Bowl, encouraging them to analyze causes, effects, and responses during the Great Depression era.
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Analyzing the Impact of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression
Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Essay Planning: The Impact of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression
Essay Question:
To what extent did the Dust Bowl worsen the economic and social hardships faced by American farmers during the Great Depression?
Use this plan to structure your essay:
1.
Outline your introduction thesis statement for this essay.
[2 marks]2.
Explain the main causes of the Dust Bowl and how they contributed to the crisis.
[3 marks]3.
Compare the economic effects of the Dust Bowl on farmers before and after the crisis.
[4 marks]4.
Analyse how the Dust Bowl affected the social lives of rural communities.
[6 marks]5.
Outline the responses of the US government to the Dust Bowl crisis.
[3 marks]6.
Evaluate whether the government’s response was sufficient to address the crisis.
[6 marks]7.
Compare the migration patterns of farmers affected by the Dust Bowl with those unaffected.
[4 marks]8.
Discuss the long-term impacts of the Dust Bowl on American agriculture.
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