Question

what was the dust bowl?
a banking crisis
a government relief program
a labor strike in northern cities
a drought that damaged farmland in the great plains
question 5
1 pts
who was president that created the new deal with a congress and a group of experts that he called \the brain trust\?
herbert hoover
calvin coolidge
franklin roosevelt
theodore roosevelt

Explanation:

1. The Dust Bowl refers to a severe, prolonged drought paired with ecological damage that devastated agricultural lands in the U.S. Great Plains during the 1930s, ruling out the other unrelated options.
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal programs in response to the Great Depression, relying on a group of advisors called the "Brain Trust" to shape policies; the other presidents listed were not in office during this initiative.

Answer:

1. A drought that damaged farmland in the Great Plains
2. Franklin Roosevelt