The treaty of Versailles blamed the Germans for causing the war, even though it was the Austrians who started the war. The answer is that the allied powers blamed The Empire of Germany.
The Dustbowl was the nickname due to dust storms that damaged the agriculture in the U.S and also the severe drought
He was writing about his belief, the U.S was destined by none other than God himself to expand from the Atlantic Ocean, all the way to the Pacific implementing democracy in very corner of the continent..