How did widespread unemployment impact the US?

Question 1 options:

homelessness increased

men, unable to find jobs, abandoned families out of shame

all of these

children were malnourished

Which reason best shows why the Soil Conservation Act was passed?

Question 2 options:

farmers were collecting and selling their soil to farmers in Mexico for a great profit

poor plowing methods led to loose topsoil creating massive dust storms during the Dust Bowl

water use in the Midwest caused much of the soil to be washed off in to irrigation wells

Congress was concerned that farmers were not cultivating enough land and this act allowed farmers to double the amount of land that they were allowed to plant on

C. All of these

I think B. poor plowing methods led to loose topsoil creating massive dust storms during the Dust Bowl.

1. Answer;

All of these;

-men, unable to find jobs, abandoned families out of shame

- homelessness increased

- children were malnourished

Explanation;

As profits fell and it became clear consumers would need to reduce spending, workers began to lose their jobs.

-By 1932, the unemployment rate in the United States had reached 25%. Unemployed workers who had no savings could not pay their debts, and many lost their homes.

-Homeless and unemployed people settled in camps of shacks and tents in rundown areas.

2. Answer;

Poor plowing methods led to loose topsoil creating massive dust storms during the Dust Bowl.

Soil conservation Act was passed because poor plowing methods led to loose topsoil creating massive dust storms during the Dust Bowl.

Explanation;

Soil conservation act was designed to provide for the protection of land resources against soil erosion, and for other purposes.

A driving force behind the creation of the Soil Conservation Act was the severe drought that was occurring in the Great Plains, during the Dust bowl. A persistent drought conditions on the Great Plains caused widespread crop failures and exposed the region’s soil to blowing wind.