The Great Depression
Fill in the blank : "The New ____ projects like the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project helped to get some Americans working again." PG 109
What is : "The New Deal Projects like the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project helped to get some Americans working again"
According to page 110, how many shelters or 'poor farms' did Washington state have to offer its unhoused population?
24. However, shelters were forced to turn many away.
What year did the Dust Bowl come to the Great Plains?
1928
Which sort of jobs were created by the New Deal?
Jobs on the Grand Coulee Dam, Civilian Conservation Corps., the Works Progress Administration etc.
What is 'Radiation' according to page 124?
Radiation is energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or moving particles produced as a result of a chemical reaction.
1920's, Stock
Which year was considered the "worst" year of the Great Depression, according to page 111?
1932, during which unemployment reached 25 percent in Washington state
Did the drought reach the PNW(Pacific North West)?
yes
How many CCC camps were in the NW?
More than 200 CCC camps.
According to page 122, fill in the blank :
"In response to the attack on _______ ______, the U.S. gov. forced Japanese American's to give up their homes and jobs and move to internment camps during the war"
"In response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. gov. forced Japanese American's to give up their homes and jobs and move to internment camps during the war"
What was Black Tuesday?
Black Tuesday took place on October 29th, 1929. This was later called Black Tuesday, the largest selling day in the history of the New York stock exchange began. Since so many were selling and so few were buying, the prices plummeted.
According to the section titled , 'Election of 1932" :
What were American's generally becoming?
Americans were becoming very discouraged.
According to page 112, what happened in 1936?
"In 1936, with drought conditions at their worst, the Forest Service reported that 450,000 acres of national forest in the NW had been destroyed by fire"
According to page 115, what three tasks did many CCC workers accomplish?
"Young men worked on soil conservation projects, provided labor at fish hatcheries and wildlife refuges, planted millions of trees on public lands, and fought forest fires."
Which Washington industries prospered according to page 123?
Aluminum,Airplane construction
What happened to many people in Washington state as a result of the Great Depression?
Many people in Washington lost their jobs and their life savings during the Depression.
According to page 114, who did American's elect and for how many terms?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt for four terms.
What did many farmers and their families do as a result of droughts and the Dust Bowl?
As a result, many farmers and their families fled the Great Plains states. They migrated west in search of work and a better life.
Where did a Native American division of the CCC work?
On page 125 where are the 10 relocation camps located?
Tule lake, Manzanar, Poston, Gila River, Rohwer, Jerome, Granada, Topaz, Heart Mountain, Minidoka
What is the in-text definition of "Supply" & "Demand"?
Supply - The quantity of a good or service a producer will sell at various prices.
Demand- the quantity of goods or services a consumer is willing to buy at various prices.
Why was the New Deal considered a "victory" for the labor movement?
It was considered a victory because it created jobs and strengthened unions!
By 1940, how many migrants had followed Jim Emmett to the NorthWest? (113)
More than 400,000!
Which government act "tried to fix the problems created by earlier policies"? (pg 115)
The Indian Reorganization Act
In page 126 when was Gordon Hirabayashi's birthday year to his death year
1918-2012