Into a New Century
Hard Times for Californians
California and WWII
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

What project was built as part of the "New Deal" that Californians continue to take pride in to this day?

The Golden Gate Bridge

100

What was the effect of WWII on Japanese Americans in California?

Americans questioned the loyalty of the Japanese Americans. Japanese americans had to give up their homes and businesses and live relocation camps under great hardships

100

What was one reason Hiram Johnson was elected as governor o California in 1911?

He promised to REFORM the government

100

What even took place that made America get involved in WWII?

The attack at Pearl Harbor

200

What was the name of the government program, started by Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed put people to work?

The "New Deal"

200

Who took pictures of the hardships of the victims of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression?

Dorthea Lange

200

What are the names of the two relocation camps in California?

Tule Lake and Manzanar

200

What did the stock market crash and the closing of many banks in 1929 cause?

An economic depression

200

What industry developed because of California's location on the Pacific coast?

Shipbuilding

300

Was high unemployment an effect of the Great Depression in California?

Yes

300

What led to the economic depression in 1929?

The Stock market crash

300

Why were factories built in California during WWII?

To produce MUNITIONS for the war effort

300

What industry developed due to more people driving automobiles and oil fields being discovered?

Oil industry

400

What was a major cause of the increasing demand for oil in California in the early 1900's?

More and more people drove cars

400

What created the Dust Bowl?

A drought in some of the central farming states followed by a large wind storm

400

What was the program that allowed California to continue to grow and harvest crops while most of the state's farmers were away fighting in WWII?

The Bracero program which brought to Mexican farm workers north to California

400

What did women win in state elections in 1911?

SUFFRAGE or the right to vote

400

What industry developed because Southern California had a variety of landscapes and good climate?

The film industry

500

What helped shorten the shipping routes between California and the east coast or the United States?

The Panama Canal

500

In what way did the Dust Bowl affect California during the Great Depression?

Thousands of people migrated to California in search of jobs living in migrant camps trying find work on farms in the 1930's

500

Why did more than 300,000 African Americans come to California during WWII?

To work in war-related industries such a munitions

500

What increased as California businesses grew in the 1920's?

The value of STOCKS

500

What industry developed due to our climate which allowed year-round flying?

Aviation