| mid 1800s |
People settle in the Great Plains |
| 1920 |
Wheat prices drop. Farmers work hard
to not go into debt. |
| 1929 |
Great Depression begins |
| 1931 |
Droughts begin |
| 1932 |
Dust storms are seen in the Great Plains |
| JAN. 1933 |
President Roosevelt is elected into office. |
| 1938 |
Rainfall returns to the Great Plains after 8
yearsof drought |