Hoovervillets
Straight Awnser questions
Straight Awnser questions
What was the year that the Great Depression began and/or worsened? (CANNOT BE EXTRA POINTS IF YOU ANSWER BOTH.)
Began: What is 1929.
Worsend: What is 1930.
Why were hoovervilles bulit mainly by water?
A.) Hoovervilles were bulit by water for more cool air.
B.) Hoovervilles were bulit manily by water for a convinence of a water source.
C.) Hoovervilles were bulit by water to be able to get a nice swim in during the hotter days.
D.) Hoovervilles were bulit by water for a nice view.
B.) Hoovervilles were bulit manily by water for a convinence of a water source.
Where did Japan invade in July 1937?
China.
Fill in the blank: During the Great Depression, every type of worker was affected, from _____ workers to architects to _____ to salesmen.
2. Teachers.
About what time frame was the lowest amout of loans in the U.S. ?
A.) 1932 to 1934
B.) 1930 to 1932
C.) 1934 to 1936
D.) 1928 to 1930
C.) 1934 to 1936.
What month in the year 1929 did the U.S. stock market crash?
What is October?
Newspapers used to shield the homeless from the cold were called ______ _____.
Hoover blankets.
Fill in the blank: In 1941, unemployment dropped below __ percent for the first time since 1929.
A.) 10
B.) 2
C.) 8
D.) 12
A.) 10.
What year did President Franklin D. Roosevelt take office?
1933.
About what year was the highest rate of unemployment?
Around 1933/1934.
What did the shantytowns that cropped up across the nation become known as?
What is Hoovervilles.
Fill in the blank: As the optimism of the 1920s gave way to fear and _____?
What is desperation?
How many people did the WPA employe?
8.5 million people.
Fill in the blank: The Civil Works Administration put _.3 million of the unemployed to work during the winter of ___-____, but the project closed after just five months.
1. 4
2. 1933
3. 1934
In what year was the unenployment rate at 15%?
A.) 1930
B.)1940
C.)1950
D.)1920
B.) 1940
What happend to people's money who invested in the stock market after it crashed?
The people who invested the stock market stoped speding money and invested.
Franklin D. Roosevelt first won presidency in the year _____ and the month _____. (NOT TOOK OFFICE)
Year: 1932
Month: November
What was the highest point WPA rolls reached?
3.4 million.
Roosevelt's presidency was ___ years old before he launched his primary attack on unemployment — the Works Progress Administration.
Two.
About what year was the lowest rate of unenployment?
Between 1941 and 1945
(Any year between 1941 and 1945 works)
Who was blamed for the unbearable economic and social conditions?
What is President Herbert Hoover?
Hooverville shanties were constructed of _____, tar paper, glass, lumber, ____ and whatever other materials people could find.
1. Cardboard.
2. Tin.
How many miles of roads did the WPA add to the country?
650,000 miles of roads.
What did the unemployment rate drop to in early 1937?
14 percent.
About what year was the highest rate of loans in America?
About 1921.