What effect did the Dust Bowl have on American agriculture?

A. Food prices increased as farmers had to earn more to profit from increased production.
B. Agricultural losses cut down production and corrected the immense surpluses that were hurting the farming sector.
C. Great Plains farmland was ruined, forcing farmers to turn to industrial labor jobs.
D. Drought and high winds damaged farmland and drove already poor farmers into bankruptcy.


Answer: D

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