Vocab Words and Definitions
Write the word: A person who seeks refuge in another country from a disaster in their home country.
Refugee
True or False: Most of the "stampeders" in the Klondike Gold Rush found gold
FALSE; No gold for them :(
The era of severe economic downturn in the USA was called...
True or False: The Braceros were paid less than the white workers
TRUE (also 10% of their paycheck went to the government anyways)
Our (unofficial) motto is "The ___________ State"
Evergreen!
Write the word: People who come to the U.S. from other countries
Immigrant
in the 1880s, the population of Washington increased because of the construction of the _________.
Railroads, Trains, Railways, etc
Washington states main industry in the late 1800s was...
Logging/Lumber
What was the name of the WW2-era program that allowed for Mexican immigrants to migrate to America for agricultural labor.
The Bracero Program
Name one company founded in Washington State
Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, REI, Alaska Airlines, etc.
Write the word: A group of workers who join together to ask for better working conditions (pay, safety, etc)
Labor Union, Union
Chinese Americans and other Asian immigrants established areas of major cities called ___________.
Chinatowns
What was one effect of the great depression
People lost $$, lost houses, banks closed, etc.
Why were the Bracero workers needed in Washington state?
American farmers and agricultural workers went into World War 2 or into other jobs
Which NBA Team is (hopefully) returning to Seattle
The (Super)sonics!
Strike!
The law that banned Chinese laborer immigration is called...
Chinese Exclusion Act
What river is the Grand Coulee Dam on?
Columbia River
Before Japanese americans in Washington went to an internment camp, they went to Camp ____________ in Puyallup.
Harmony
Name a produce that Washington leads the US in?
sweet cherries, hops, apples, pears, and red raspberries
Write the word: The granting of US Citizenship sometime after birth
Naturalization
Why are Chinatowns important in the USA?
Answers vary!
What was one long-term effect of the Grand Coulee Dam?
Cheap power, jobs, irrigation, destroyed cities, salmon runs, etc.
Which US President issued Executive Order 9066 which created Japanese internment?
Franklin D Roosevelt, FDR
What was the name of Seattle's first baseball team (not the mariners!)
Pilots! (or the Steelheads)