CA's Role in 20th Century
What did the failure of the stock market in 1929 cause?
The Great Depression
Name 3 important industries found in Southern California.
- aerospace
- communication
- large-scale commercial agriculture
- military-defense
- oil and automobile
How can you help to conserve water? Be specific.
(Answers vary)
Name the famous Californian who created many cartoon characters and opened a theme park in 1955?
Walt Disney
Is Pali Elementary a public or a private school?
Public
What were some effects of the Great Depression?
People lost their jobs, savings, homes.
What was used to bring water to CA farmlands because much of the land didn't get enough rain?
Aqueducts
Name a nonrenewable resource.
- Coal
- Oil
Name 2 well-known filmmakers that we studied in class.
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
What is our state known for?
Movie and television industries (or entertainment industry)
What positive effect did World War II have on CA's economy?
The need for war supplies created many new jobs.
What is CA's biggest industry?
Electronics
Name a renewable resource.
Hydroelectric power
What effect does the entertainment industry have on California's economy?
- It provides many jobs.
- Tourists come to visit theme parks and how films are made. These tourists spend a lot of money.
What created the Dust Bowl in the midwestern and southwestern parts of the United States.
A severe drought.
What is an internment camp?
A place where people are held against their will, often during a time of war.
Name 2 countries that California trades with in the Pacific Basin.
- South Korea
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Singapore
What has CA done to bring water to different parts of the state?
They created aqueducts, dams, and reservoirs. Aqueducts carry water from Northern to Southern CA.
Name a famous photographer who captured images of our state.
Ansel Adams or Dorothea Lange
During World War II, the government had to ration goods such as butter and gasoline because of what economic situation?
Inflation
What were the negative effects of internment camps?
Japanese and Japanese-Americans--by the time they were released in 1945 when the war ended, most had lost the homes and businesses they owned before the war.
1. Nowadays, what is the name of the rank or title that many jobs require you to earn to work in that industry?
2. Where would you go to receive that title?
1. Degree
2. Colleges/Universities
Why has California made a big effort to get water to the southern part of the state?
- A large part of the population lives in the southern part of the state.
- The southern part of the state is usually hot and dry.
- Most of the available water is in the northern part of the state.
Name the film actor who was famous for starring in films from the 1920s to the 1970s.
John Wayne
Explain 2 ways to describe a public school.
- They are free and available for anyone to use.
- Provided by the state government.
- Managed by the State Board of Education.
- Department of Education decides how money is spent.