One of the greatest weather disasters in U.S. history occurred during the ________ , when several years of drought turned grain-growing areas in the center of the nation into the "Dust Bowl." 

A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1920s
D. 1930s
E. 1940s


Answer: D

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