One way to go about studying it would be the idea of perceptions. How did people perceive it? You could consider those who lived it or even those who didn't. How did newsreels portray it (did they)? What about articles? What/who was portrayed as responsible?

At only 4 pages, you should focus on something quite specific. Perhaps the role prairie grasses performed in preserving the topsoil, or the lack of awareness of long-cycle weather patterns, or the slow uptake of sustainable farming techniques.

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