History Brief: the Dust Bowl

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In this episode of History Brief, the causes and impact of the Great Depression are discussed.

[@caterjenston7502]

Where’s my online school gang at

[@tiffanysalgado9614]

:v oh yeahhhh its me 😂

[@deadhoe8161]

ayyyyy

[@kiss9455]

wassuppp

[@teamglowofficial9538]

Sup sucks

[@ristal2714]

YEZZZ

[@digital_down]

My grandma lived in Kansas during this time and she explains it so much more crazy. Animal life was effected in a drastic and strange way as well. She recalls when a massive storm of grasshoppers came toward the house and splattered on the glass, completely covering the glass with the remains of grasshoppers.

[@readingthroughhistor]

That is true. We have a video on that as well, and the topic of grasshoppers is covered there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZW4gq19fsdklcU&index=5&list=PLU_3eMWMGreKxTadb8vVLWKlVGw7b7Pki

[@digital_down]

Reading Through History oh wow! That is awesome! I will watch now!

[@DeviantWays]

My Grandma bear grew up in Paris TX, I remember my her telling me these stories for growing up in the dust bowl when she was a child. One of my favorite stories was about the tumble weeds, she said that they would catch fire due to the static electricity from the wind blowing the dust, so you’d see balls of fire rolling across the fields then setting the tumble weeds caught on the fence lines on fire causing huge bonfires or when she would have to crawl home from the store on her hands and knees, and her having to stuff newspapers in the cracks of the floor and around the doors to minimize all the dust inside, all their cattle dying off from dust filling their lungs, man she had stories for days she passed away at the ripe age of 93 and she was as tough as she was sweet & loving in spite of how hard her life was, I loved her so much and miss her every day

[@DragonXD08]

Hello! I just want to ask if you’d be okay if I used part of your comment as a quote in a history project I’m doing on the dust bowl for school. I just want to use it to help describe some of the conditions of what life was like during the dust bowl. If you don’t reply by the end of Sunday or if you just would not like me to use it, then I won’t use it. But if your fine with it I’d love to use it!

[@DeviantWays]

@@DragonXD08 My friend Im surprised anyone really cared about that to begin with besides me, I'd be happy for you to use it if it helps you out

[@DragonXD08]

@@DeviantWays YES 😆 thank yooooouuuuu

[@DeviantWays]

@@DragonXD08 You are more than welcome, I miss Grandma Bear a lot and she was was/is very dear to my heart, so it's precious that a small piece of her helps you, she would have loved that

[@jaysux]

four years later and this video is still being used for school work... w o w

[@AmirRunsYou]

yeah

[@ttv_flaregun2160]

Yes

[@beep2501]

even in Germany

[@jae140]

Yep I have homework ova it rn in 2020

[@edgarcisneros7312]

Its used already but as online work :'v

[@txrambo4389]

When were only watching this for school reasons 😂

[@edgarcisneros7312]

Lol ikr

[@SS-rt7wq]

Yes😹

[@janetflores-castrejon4408]

So true

[@lilymann6049]

Lol yup

[@Andre-nb3nt]

No cap😂😂😂

[@allisonortwein9710]

I am starting a novel called "the Four Winds". It takes place during the dustbowl. Just here to get a better sense of what the dustbowl was before i start reading.

[@smexyNiallHoran]

Omg me too lol

[@evelynaaspidov123]

Same thing! But I’m reading “Springs Gentle Promise” by Janette oke

[@jonahfleming1355]

me too grapes of wrath mf ass over here

[@ruslanakopytko25]

Exactly why I’m here 😅 I was thinking gotta brush up on my dust bowl knowledge. It’s ages since I’ve been in school lol

[@sermon1984]

I was reading "Grapes of Wrath" when I thought of reasearching the topic

[@brucemorris6319]

I wasn’t born yet at the time but my father told me stories about it . He lived in northwest Oklahoma all his life. I’m 65 now.

[@gabrielkinsel4345]

Moment of respect to all the people who went through this and come out still positive and hopeful loving people.

[@fatboyykev3216]

watching this for school, and my internet was so bad that i felt like i was still at school

[@DamienBlt]

I'm french and i study the dust bowl in high school. And thank you for allowing me to learn more about this period

[@kristypickett4227]

That’s neat. I’m from Kansas, right in the middle of the U.S. one of the states affected greatly at that time, and I’m honestly surprised you guys are learning about the dust bowl! The kids here now probably don’t even learn about it.

[@deelynn9932]

On the West coast in the 1950s, where water was not generally a topic of concern for elementary school-aged children, we were told about The Dust Bowl, but the one thing I still recall is an older man coming into the classroom in overalls to explain what a 'devining rod' was. He also took the time to explain wood whittling and other appropriate areas of life in general in the states impacted. I always assumed the actor, Walter Brennan, was from OK. As the sharing of knowledge and documentation of 'bad times' continued into the 20th Century and all the progress made since that time, OK remains one of my favorite states, rich with history, quiet, humble and low-key.

[@ayanacamilli9367]

Me living in the same town were it happened, I just love learning about my town and what happened during back then!

[@user-yy6bh9pp5g]

*POV: your teacher told you to watch this video but you went straight to the comments*

[@khatsu_foo]

How did you know 😂😂

[@josie.bettis__]

Eye-

[@toptenanimebetrayals8174]

true facts

[@brendakirkland6588]

Thank you. It was a chore trying to use the video in the online Language Arts textbook by Pearson. This is a good replacement.

[@readingthroughhistor]

You are very welcome.

[@Sophie-ih3om]

If anyone's here from online school, hello. Here's a short summary of the Dust Bowl, what caused it and the impacts it had In the 1930s, there was an abundance of wind erosion throughout areas of North America, such as New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Western Kansas and Colorado. This was known as the Dust Bowl, and was caused by little rain and unusually high temperatures, but mainly poor agricultural/ farming practices, such as trees being cut down for growing space for wheat. The Dust Bowl affected on people's lives in many ways, including losing their livelihoods and their homes and soils being damaged, resulting lack of crops for people and farm animals. Hope that helped???

[@lola6121]

thank you!!!!

[@genarocuellar777]

I hope in your schooling this doesn't coincide with climate change? Otherwise good synopsis.

[@vivelafrance6314]

2:55 Looks like we found Mr. Beast's relatives.

[@emster_emme1415]

1930s team trees

[@kikyozoldyck7872]

yall using this for online school while iam probably the only filipino here just wondering what dust bowl is

[@olivergomez2959]

Im glad Im not the only one here for fun lol. Im from Peru btw

[@theoriginalbrickburger]

I’m just here cus school

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Ken Burns study on this a couple of years ago was truly eye opening.

[@readingthroughhistor]

+Kevin Clements I've never been able to find anything but the trailer for it :-(

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Reading Through History oh really ? hmmmm, not even at PBS.org ? Here is the DVD....a Blue Ray is also available..... www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=12894055&cp=13133725.1412587.12975260&PBS&Link&parentPage=family

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Robert, you'll enjoy it....but it was at times kind of redundant. I thought it was good but probably his weakest work to date.

[@milesracing8899]

This video is 5 years old, my textbook has it beat by 15 years!

[@Corium1]

Must have been scary to see one of those sand storms coming.

[@trevorslater2746]

Top soil, sounds like they didn't get much relief from the wind

[@Vrun658]

Thank you for this, I'm doing a research paper on this and it helped me a lot.

[@readingthroughhistor]

You are very welcome. I just wish we had completed the accompanying videos, but I'm glad that we were able to help you out as much as we did.

[@kwikscope1919]

Mariosmash ProtonZap love ur profile pic and we're doing a paper on it too

[@Vrun658]

chuckROCK202 thanks.

[@christopherhedgecock8664]

The legend is that this video will still be used for school reasons in 100 years.

[@patriquesavi4604]

Muito obrigado por contar essa história!

[@amandadefranco3870]

Thanks for helping me with my homework 😂 you da best

[@tableswithoutchairs1168]

2:54 thats more than mr beast yeezies

[@arieshky1286]

Ha funny

[@mauriciotejeda9626]

Lol

[@gossipsquirrel]

Wow you answered all my questions. Thanks !

[@atinyhorse1455]

The worst part about dustbowl is the demospam. You can't even turn corners without getting blasted by grenades.

[@tpxchallenger]

The Dust Bowl went all the way up to Saskatchewan. Canada was one of the countries hit hardest In the 1930s.

[@audreyshelton9301]

I saw remnants of this time era when the local roads deptment of Weyburn Sask., in 1982 cut a new road through what looked like a straight esker . In the center were remains of farm equipment parked against a barb wire fence. The Esker ? was at least 10 feet in height and 1 mile long.

[@AndrewLewis77]

thanks! Helped me in my History class! Needed it! lol

[@readingthroughhistor]

You are very welcome.

[@toastyboi4228]

It helped me too

[@calvinlotz7595]

Really enjoyed this well made video. Cheers.

[@richiecuzzz1]

Great video! Needed this for my American History class!

[@evanmorris3464]

Haha, we're using this for our canadian history class!

[@richiecuzzz1]

@@evanmorris3464 haha that's awesome! I love history.

[@Rxv.lccxxxxxx]

I'm from Kurdistan and we are learning about the Oklahoma Dust Bowl, gratitude for your video

[@cptsdauhtr]

homework done. thx bro

[@leccionesdevida.podcast]

husky911 same Ahah

[@pebblez_]

Cheatin ass

[@germanflores7207]

AzyPebble all pussy

[@associatefree]

@@pebblez_ it's not cheating, its research

[@amandadefranco3870]

HAHAHA, same dude, needed to watch it for homework

[@miloallthetime]

Been here after watching dust storm in New South Wales, Australia :(( no words

[@chumimithree8085]

I finally finished my home work thx

[@amandadefranco3870]

Same thoughhh

[@sbphoenix8847]

Not me

[@sbphoenix8847]

I wish I finesh

[@cloutdaze]

It’s been 7 years since I learned of this and people still use it

[@fredkeele6578]

Reminds me of John Wayne in McClintock. You just can't farm west of the Mesa Verde. Or something similar.

[@dracogabe873]

"The rain will follow the plow" lmao

[@negativistic]

Watching this for school 😭💔

[@miniroblox7103]

I love this storys they are so intresting and i learn too 😄

[@Ultramiles206]

Not watching this for school. Watching because of fraught conditions in the southwest that will likely lead to food shortages and economic disaster similar to depression era.

[@darthrex6267]

Same

[@The_Kini]

From Four winds book from Kristin Hannah

[@MarkSmith-on5gg]

my mom grew up in western Kansas during that time she said it was terrible then

[@nicc1412]

Holy shit u just helped me through my entire history project last week

[@pakoalonso]

I have now finished my project

[@Turbocharged200]

This helped me out a lot lmao thank you so much

[@HeronCoyote1234]

For more info, read “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl” by Timothy Egan (non-fiction), and “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah (fiction).

[@mikehocking4836]

There's no place like home no mountains flat makes me glad I live in the west where we have mountains streams pine trees and awesome hunting

[@abaltabai]

To understand the severity of those years, before you watch this, read "The four winds" by Kristin Hannah.

[@besties6427]

I’m watching just because we learned this in like 6th grade and I’ve been thinking about it. So I looked it up

[@TanMann23]

yooo i’m not even in history class anymore i just love history where my history gang at?

[@SnakeEyesOfficial42]

No comments, RIP😭

[@SonoranAstro]

Us

[@TanMann23]

@@SonoranAstro just me and you? ight bet.

[@SonoranAstro]

@@TanMann23 LMAO I was curious about it 😂

[@devattack3816]

yikes and here

[@shotoismywaifu3138]

I need to write 8 journal entries from the point of view of someone who lived in this time period. Niceu Edit: it’s been a week and I still only have 1 1/2 done

[@samarabarrera2026]

Lol I only have to do 3😂

[@serenagonzalez7782]

Sameeee slide it lmaoooo

[@cloudybal]

I have to do 5 :D

[@larrygro]

I remember old farmers telling me that their dairy cows would eat the leaves that they could reach off the trees because of the limited grass and then their milk would get rejected from the milk buyers because it affected the taste. Strange times

[@skaterrabbit2005]

Thanks for doing my home work.

[@miniroblox7103]

Gannon you are mean dont watch videos to do your home work get into books that is more cool than anithing 😎

[@ColeStudios6]

Just Some Trash I see what you did there. Nice one 👍

[@user-ge7np2ov5v]

My grandparents had a farm near Arnett Ok and had to leave because of the black blizzards

[@catmagedsproductions1998]

Me:*sees dust storm and I'm at school* Teacher:locks door and windows* *dusts come near

[@thewhitebalaclavaepicgamin3287]

i have this story for a final exam i hope it gives me all info

[@benevans2180]

Awesome video!!!!!!!!

[@Tommy4k]

Watching this before my presentation 🙏🏿

[@Sam-gm1kt]

Tommy 4k exam for me lol How was it?

[@Tommy4k]

Jesusefunmi Oluwaleke received an A

[@Josephsmizzy]

I'm getting old I just looked this up to watch it 😭

[@kuma4640]

Same

[@memecat1012]

Thx

[@coffeecups15]

wow... that's so sad.... thanks for telling about it

[@9janimal9]

This poor people lived through a hard time in our county’s history.

[@tazukisky]

In only here because tf2 map dusbowl

[@darlene4745]

Reading about this in my book so interesting and sad.

[@5starzz._momo]

6 years later and they are still using this video...

[@SHM0001]

When the fire wall doesn’t let you watch the dust bowl but you can look up thing far worst👀

[@jeremycalnan4180]

That is weird because they said the raine will follow the plow...I wonder if they ment the "no longer needed" "steam train" it would be interesting to know when exactly they went to diesell electric trains....

[@joeguzman3558]

It was horrible my grandma used to tell me the only time they could fet out of the house was to Leave to california

[@frogust6932]

thanks

[@joshuadabrowski0033]

I’m probably the only history nerd that’s not using this for school lol

[@MeashaLynn]

My class learned about this today NOBODY knew about it exept issac he said he herd about it

[@gymnastbianca919]

We already learned about the dust bowl at school ib Social Studies

[@avocadoavocado589]

My people in 2020 where are you? Online school hmmm?

[@AmazingGrace0509]

Watching from GCS!

[@Rkruger117]

Right here

[@johac7637]

It wasn't all treed, but the grasses we're change to Ag. Today it is mush less, the stubble and roots are left in place due to air seeding, and alot is being cover cropped during off season, seems the Creator knew something when the field were to be given a rest too. Let's follow the Creators wisdom.

[@Noone-rt6pw]

$1 an acre is inaccurate for modern times! A $1 then is a whole lot more in today's times. But it's a good reason to support The National Arbor Day Foundation, as well as taking the initiative to be a Johnny Appleseed where you plant a fruit or nut tree, better a pair of them. As they also clean the air.

[@fredkeele6578]

I believe the planting of trees is how so many Osage orange trees wound up in fence rows across the Midwest. Maybe? Anyone?

[@timothykeith1367]

Some of those trees were planted before the invention of wire fencing. The trees were planted closely together to form a barrier for livestock

[@AmirRunsYou]

THANKS HOMEWORK DONE I LIKED VIDEO AND SUBBED 4 years later lol

[@kayciesimonton3120]

same

[@randykinzler6707]

Up here in North Dakota, I see shelterbelts being removed and not replaced. Old lessons have been forgotten and I see these scenes once again returning. Greed leads to ruin. Just my opinion....

[@amiasimp580]

Watching this in 2022 for school 🍜

[@bridgetm.4731]

1:48... am I the only one who sees a sunny avocado?

[@whoami6638]

Sunny avocado

[@Joe-iq1je]

I see it too lol

[@tenacious645]

God how did people live there!? 0.o I would have left is it wasn't absolutely impossible to do so

[@isabellaaldana8960]

Farmers always had the vision and hope that their would be rain....they didn't want to leave their lands.

[@smily9021]

When your the only person not watching this for schoolwork

[@cryezxzx8900]

currently doing a test and searching up the answers

[@kaycey7361]

I think the samw thing happened in soviet union during the 1960s. They sent pioneer farmers to cultivate land what geologists and environmental scientists warned. The phenomenon although smaller ( growing larger each year) is seen in pakistan and north- western india. Including the curse of locusts

[@accent77]

Tough tough times for sure.

[@readingthroughhistor]

+accent77 Yes they were.

[@accent77]

Imagine all the places the dust must've crawled itself up into.

[@readingthroughhistor]

No kidding.

[@literallyfionaa]

When your teacher forces you to watch this:

[@robertlawrence3642]

Song here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpiok5iHn7yFgK8

[@Smasho8000]

God, that would suck living out there. If this were the 30s, sign me up for moving out west to California. A much easier life was to be had out that way.

[@alejandrocidadrodicio5279]

I have seen it more then 100000000000000000000000 times for an exam :(

[@thespud530]

Welp here for school, not online anymore!

[@alanstrong55]

Overcropping is to destructive. Gotta have trees, prairie grass, hedgerows, and fences to protect the soil.

[@jeannacuen6171]

Online classes where ya at?

[@elonmoist2705]

I learned this in 4grade . Why am i still hear studying this? beCouse i love studying history:/

[@Discovery_and_Change]

My practice test said many people from the Dust Bowl migrated to California as a result.

[@SICKBOYONYT]

I don’t understand, I can ignore tf out of this in class but watch it on my own time

[@SaulNietooutdoors]

it might of being hard of surviving in sand storm