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The more I learn about the growing “new” nation, the more I realize that America had really forced their way into becoming a rich nation through any means possible. These numerous tragedies undoubtedly created North America that we live in today. The Dust Bowl, whether natural or unnatural, was worsened by the farmers and government who disregarded their environment. The residents knew of their environment because “local newspapers from throughout the region contain unequivocal evidence that dust storms happened on the southern plains throughout the late nineteenth century, before a significant amount of grassland had been plowed. (Knowles, 110)” The farmers and the government took a gamble to over plow the land to create an overabundance of crops which fell through for the people living in the Great Plains and the land. As @raldrich25 mentions, “had people taken closer consideration to the obvious environment around them rather than the idea of producing as much as possible as fast as possible things would have been far less catastrophic throughout the Great Plains. (Natural or Unnatural)” Science and agriculture may have improved through this event, but achieving this through the extent of the land and people was unnecessary. By not only looking at the present, but taking heed to the plains ecology, a question or a concern (about how there would be a lot of dust and dirt in the air) should have arisen of this situation. This relates to how we should use history to interact with a situation we’ve never faced before.
