Into a New Century
Why aws Hiram Johnson elected governor of California?
The government was corrupt and he promised to reform the state government.
What project was built as part of the "New Deal" that Californians continue to take pride in to this day?
The Golden Gate Bridge
What was the effect of WWII on Japanese Americans in California?
Americans questioned the loyalty of the Japanese Americans. Japanese americans had to give up their homes and businesses and live relocation camps under great hardships
To change something for the better
reform
What even took place that made America get involved in WWII?
The attack at Pearl Harbor
What was the name of the government program, started by Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed put people to work?
The "New Deal"
Who took pictures of the hardships of the victims of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression?
Dorthea Lange
What are the names of the two relocation camps in California?
Tule Lake and Manzanar
What is a time when there are few jobs and people have little money?
An economic depression
What industry developed because of California's location on the Pacific coast?
Shipbuilding
Was high unemployment an effect of the Great Depression in California?
Yes
What led to the economic depression in 1929?
The Stock market crash
Why were so many factories built in California during WWII
to producing munitions for the war effort
munitions
What industry developed due to more people driving automobiles and oil fields being discovered?
Oil industry
What was a major cause of the increasing demand for oil in California in the early 1900's?
More and more people drove cars
What created the Dust Bowl?
A drought in some of the central farming states followed by a large wind storm
What was the program that allowed California to continue to grow and harvest crops while most of the state's farmers were away fighting in WWII?
The Bracero program which brought to Mexican farm workers north to California
What is the right to vote called?
Sufferage
What industry developed because Southern California had a variety of landscapes and good climate?
The film industry
What helped shorten the shipping routes between California and the east coast or the United States?
The Panama Canal
In what way did the Dust Bowl affect California during the Great Depression?
Thousands of people migrated to California in search of jobs living in migrant camps trying find work on farms in the 1930's
Why did more than 300,000 African Americans come to California during WWII?
To work in war-related industries such a munitions
What is a share of ownership in a company
Stocks
What industry developed due to our climate which allowed year-round flying?
Aviation