The Great Depression
The Government Helps
World War II
Character Counts
Mrs. Kremer's Stuff
100
When you own a share of a company, you own "what" in the company?
You own stock in the company.
100
What does it mean to be "unemployed?"
When you are unemployed, you do not have a job. You may have lost your job.
100
Name the first 3 main Allied powers of WW II.
Great Britain, France, Russia (Not the USA, we didn't enter the war until 2 years later)
100
Name a sacrifice that Hoosiers made during the war.
Teacher's discretion
100
How did Indiana factories help in the war years?
They switched from making consumer products to making supplies for the war such as weapons, jeeps, tanks, etc.
200
What does it mean when we say the stock market "crashed?"
When prices of stock began to fall, people rushed to sell their stocks before their value fell any further. So many stocks were sold that their value crashed, or became worthless.
200
In the Great Depression, about how many Hoosiers were unemployed?
By 1933, almost one fourth of Hoosiers were out of jobs. That is 25%.
200
Name the three main Axis powers of WW II.
Germany, Japan and Italy
200
Which President is credited with bringing the US out of the Great Depression?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
200
What great character trait was Ernie Pyle known for?
Patriotism
300
What is meant by an economic depression?
A depression is a time when there are few jobs and peole have little money.
300
Today, in our economic recession, about how many Hoosiers are unemployed?
The latest reports (April, 2010) show that 10% of Hoosiers are out of work. That is the highest rate of unemployment in the past 40 years.
300
What event brought the US into WW II?
On December 7th, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
300
Which President led us during most of WW II?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He died before the end of the war and was succeeded by President Harry Truman.
300
What was happening in Evansville during WWII?
They made warships in the shipyards there. The ships then made their way down the Ohio River to the Mississippi River and then out to the Gulf of Mexico where they could get to the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean.
400
What was the depression's effect on banks? What happened to people's money in the banks? (must answer both parts to get the points)
The banks had loaned money to so many people that when the depression occurred, people could not pay their loans back on time. The banks had no insurance for their depositor's money, and the banks failed or went out of business and the people lost all their money that they thought was safe in the banks.
400
How do we end a depression?
People need to have jobs so they have money to spend. Spending money allows the government to collect money through taxes. Businesses earn more and can make more products and bring more workers back to jobs.
400
Name three ways Hoosiers helped the WWII efforts.
(Teacher's discretion)
400
Who was Indiana's governor during The Great Depression?
Paul V. McNutt started programs to help the unemployed and to bring food to the families who needed it.
400
How did school children help the country during the war years?
They contributed money to buy war bonds. they collected recyclable materials like scrap metal, old tires and paper that could be used again by factories.
500
Trivia: How is people's money protected today when banks fail? (from class discussion, not in our book)
Today, people's money is insured. If a bank is robbed, if it fails and closes, depositors won't loose their money. The FDIC will guarantee that they can get all of their money.
500
Explain what the WPA was and how it could help end the depression.
The Works Progress Administration was a government run jobs program designed to bring unemployed Americans back to work on public construction projects. It led to more people working and spending money. It created the need for jobs in non-government businesses as well.
500
Why did some goods need to be rationed during the war?
The military needed large amounts of food and supplies. Their needs created shortages of meat, sugar, fuel and other products at home. In order for there to be enough of these for the military forces fighting in Europe and Asia, the government limited the amounts of these products that people at home could purchase.
500
Who was Ernie Pyle and why was he so popular among Americans?
Ernie was an American journalist who wrote "human" stories about the soldiers during the war. He was from Dana, Indiana and is one of Indiana's true Hoosier Heroes. People loved his columns because he wrote about the lives of the soldiers as well as about the battles.
500
What is Mrs. Kremer's connection to Pearl Harbor?
Her father-in-law, Mr. Albert Kremer, was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He was stationed at Hickam Air Field above the harbor. He was walking back to the base after Mass when the Japanese planes came directly overhead and bombed his base before bombing the naval ships in the harbor. He spent 3 days in an artillery trench (his post) watching for any returning Japanese planes.
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