Crops began to fail with the onset of drought in 1931, exposing the bare, over-plowed farmland. Without deep-rooted prairie grasses to hold the soil in place, it began to blow away. Eroding soil led to massive dust storms and economic down fall —especially in the Southern Plains.
There was this huge drought that happened in 1931 which caused the crops to be unable to grow and produce food. A drought is when you go a prolonged period of time without water or a water source such as a river or lake.
