Question

1. what was one factor that helped turn the great plains into the dust bowl in the 1930s?

• increased demand for tobacco after world war i
• paying farmers to plant native grasses
• numerous tornadoes occurring in the region
• intense drought in the region

Explanation:

The Dust Bowl in the 1930s was caused by a combination of poor farming practices and severe drought. Intense drought in the Great Plains region led to dry soil, which, combined with over - farming and lack of vegetation, turned the area into the Dust Bowl. The increased demand for tobacco after WWI is not related to the Dust Bowl. Paying farmers to plant native grasses was a solution (like the Soil Conservation Service efforts) to reverse the Dust Bowl, not a cause. Tornadoes were not the main factor in creating the Dust Bowl.

Answer:

D. Intense drought in the region