Chapter 11
Where is Mount Rushmore located?
Black Hills (Keystone), SD
The 1930's are nicknames as the ____________.
dirty thirties or the great depression or the dust bowl
What is the name of the dam built north of Pierre, SD?
Oahe Dam
What does the work global mean?
Worldwide
What are the 3 largest cities in South Dakota?
Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen
The sculptor of Mt. Rushmore was Gutzon __________.
Borglum
Name 3 bad things that were happening during the 1930's.
1. Drought and dust everywhere
2. People became very poor
3. Grasshoppers ate all the crops
The 1940's was a time of great change, what happened between 1939-1945?
World War II
What does diversity mean?
What is the largest industry in South Dakota?
Agriculture
Who is carved wearing glasses on Mt. Rushmore?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the president during the Great Depression?
Franklin Roosevelt
During WWII, things had to be rationed. What does the work rationed mean?
allow each person to have only a fixed amount of something
The years that followed WWII brought rapid change to our world. List at least 3 things that effected this change.
Computers, television, satellites, atomic bombs, space travel, powerful cars, interstate highways
Who became the first woman governor of the state in 2018?
Kristi Noem
The 1920' was a time of what?
Prosperity and economic growth. Fun and exciting times.
What percentage of the population was on relief (help from the government) during the dirty thirties?
39%
Name the 4 dams built along the Missouri River as part of the Pick-Sloan Act.
Fort Randall, Gavins Point, Oahe, Big Bend
When was the vaccine tested to prevent polio? What is Polio?
1955 and Polio is a decease people develop paralysis and cannot walk or move.
What is a recession? And when did this happen in the United States? (think of 2000's something)
Downward turn in business activity and 2008.
What was becoming popular during the 1920's that helped the expansion of South Dakota and brought tourism to the state?
Automobiles or cars
What does WPA stand for and what did they do to help?
Works Progress Administration which provided jobs during the Depression.
What is a cyclotron?
A machine that makes tiny particles move very, very fast.
The United States worked together with other countries to stop the expansion of what?
Soviet Communism
Name two tools used in precision agriculture.
sensors, computers, satellites, GPS