America's lack of knowledge and experience has led to many disasters. The attacks of Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and the dust bowl. Were America's only attacks on its territory? Lack of experience and knowledge contributed to harmful effects First, the dust bowl was caused by a major lack of knowledge and experience because the new farmers were just learning how to farm. The weather conditions were not helping either, the major drought was the reason the ground was so dry. Clearly, these farmers did not know what they were doing. Furthermore, Pearl Harbor was another flaw in the lack of knowledge. Once the Japanese had attacked America and did not know what to do, the Americans lost a large fleet of ships. The only thing that they knew was that they