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Through the AAA, numerous aids became accessible, including the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of May 1933, which administered two hundred million dollars in federal funding in hopes of remortgaging farmers who anguished over their foreclosures. That same month, the Farm Credit Act was adopted to allocate a complex of banks with the purpose of dispensing loans on minimal interest. Although disapproved by Franklin Roosevelt, Congress ratified the Frazier-Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act of 1934, which was promoted by North Dakota Representative and Senator, William Lemke and Lynn Frazier, respectively. The Frazier-Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act restricted the bank’s power of reclaiming land from farmers suffering economic issues (“Dust Bowl” 3). Those opposed

In 1935, Congress heeded to the public’s consternations when it passed the Soil Conservation Act, entrusting $2 million for soil preservation programs, after realizing the Dust Bowl’s threat on the nation’s environment (Yancey 71). The Soil Conservation Act developed the Soil Erosion Services (SES) which bestowed farmers with the equipment and seeds that they needed. Through research at Dalhart, Texas, SES scientists discovered by removing livestock from crop residue and refraining from burning it lessened wind erosion because the remains assisted in keeping the soil in tact. As a result of further scientific revelations, many began planting trees in columns to serve as windbreakers (“Dust Bowl” 5). Subsequently, the Soil Conservation Services was formed to assert a prevention program on soil erosion, teaching farmers proper techniques in which to avoid soil erosion (Loring 1-2). Signed on April 8, 1935 by President Roosevelt, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act bestowed $525 million to combat the abrasive Dust Bowl. Twenty days following, Roosevelt enacted the Resettlement Administration (RA) in order to allot economic assistance for Dust Bowl farmers in financial crises, allowing them to move to better areas (Yancey 72). As the head of the RA, Rexford G. Tugwell directed the program to those specifically who failed to obtain any form

The Dust Bowl was like no other, for it impacted the entire nation, allowing many to learn of the consequences from careless usage of land. With the conclusion of the Dust Bowl, the New Deal also ended, leaving America both relieved and shocked by the eight year dust storms. In 1941, the nation was welcomed with 33.25 inches of rain, more than any amount in the twentieth century. Nonetheless, those in the vast plains were still worried, dreading each passing year. Many who lived during the Dust Bowl era could recall specifically the “wild wind and blistering heat” and the meager amounts of money left (Henderson et al. 115). However, the conflict never ended, even with the end of the Dust Bowl, the nation was ready to enter the second World War, bringing on another six years of struggle in