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PNWHistory Ch7

The Great Depression and WWII

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What contributed to the start of the Great Depression? The stock market crashed.
Which of the following was NOT a result of The Great Depression? People lost their minds.
Why did people begin migrating to the Northwest? The Dust Bowl Forced people to move, the drought forced people to move, and people moved in search of work.
What was The New Deal? A plan that created jobs to put people back to work.
How did the Grand Coulee Dam help people during The Great Depression? It provided jobs for 12,000 people.
What caused the United States to enter WWII? The attack on Pearl Harbor.
Why were Japanese Americans relocated during the war? People thought they might give aid to Japan.
What finally ended WWII? The United States bombed Japan.
One of the most severe droughts in the nation's history came to the Great Plains States in 1928. What did the drought become known as? Dust Bowl.
What was the largest selling day in the history of the New York Stock Exchange, marking the beginning of The Great Depression called? Black Tuesday.
This poster became the symbol of American women workers during WWII. What was her name? Rosie the Riveter.
Plutonium for the secret Manhattan Project was produced at the Hanford Atomic Energy Plant in what Washington city? Richland.
The name given to shantytowns created by homeless people during the Great Depression; named after the President at the time. Hooverville.
One of the major dames in Washington during the Great Depression was the Bonneville Dam. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) hired what famous folk singer to promote a wider use of electricity? "Roll on Columbis" became a popular song for him. Woody Guthrie
The "Allied Powers" consisted of what four countries? Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States.
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