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great depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Hitler become popular in Germany? | He became popular by blaming Germany’s troubles on certain groups. |
| What started World War II? | Germany invaded Poland. |
| What is war production? | War production is making weapons and other materials for the millitary. |
| What led the US Congress to declare war on Japan? | Japan lauched a surprise attack on the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. |
| Why was FDR getting elected in 1940 special? | It was special because he was the only president to serve 3 terms. |
| What is one way that the New Deal helped America? | One way is TVA built a series of dams to control floods |
| How did women help during war time? | Woman took jobs in the important war industries |
| Which superhero was created during the Great Depression? | Superman. |
| What is a hobo? | They are people who illegally did stuff. |
| Why did hobbes write messages in chalk or coal? | So they can warn other hoboes. |
| What were the differences between country schools and schools in cities? | Country children learned in a one room schoolhouse and in cities classes might have 30-50 kids in a room |
| Why did companies start putting pretty patterns on their cotton sacks? | Because woman sewed clothes from the cotton sacks that held bulk foods lik flour and sugar. |
| What is one way African Americans experienced discrimination during the depression? | White people got 32.66 dollars check and African Americans got 1929 |
| How did the girls in the Secret Helpers Club help people? | They took 10 cents a week in dues from each member and bought soup and bread and put a basket of food on poor peoples porch. |
| What were the two main sources of entertainment for families during the depression? | Movies and radios. |
| What was the name of the child star who was in movies during the depression? | Shirley temple. |
| What is a drought? | A drought is a long period of dry weather |
| What was the nickname given to the Great Plains? What was it called after the drought? | It was called the breadbasket and then after it was called the dust bowl. |
| What caused the soil to dry up and blow away? | Farmers plowed up a lot of grass to plant wheat and they also let their livestock eat too much of it. |
| Which states were hit the hardest by the dust storms? | Oklahoma and Texas. |
| Why are dust storms dangerous? | Because it can trap people in cars or outdoors, peoples nose and mouth,and can get into houses. |
| Which state did many families move to after losing everything in the dust storms? | California |
| What is a sharecropper? | Farmers who paid the owners in crops. |
| Why didn’t FDR support African Americans during his first term as president? | So he wouldn’t lose political support in the south. |
| In May of 1938 how many people were still out of work? | 11 million people. |
| What does it mean for workers to go on strike? | It means that they will not not work until they paid more money. |
| Why did the Supreme Court rule against some of Roosevelt’s programs? | The Supreme Court ruled against some of Roosevelt's programs because they thought the New Deal he made gave the federal government too much power. |
| What idea is capitalism based on? | Capitalism was based on the idea that people who invest money in a business should get most of the profits. |
| What was the End Poverty in California program designed to do? | It was designed to take over unused factories and farms, then it would put people to work and then pay them is coupons. |
| Why did the church order Father Charles Coughlin to stop his broadcasts? | Because it was talking about the anti-jewish attacks. |
| Who was appointed US Secretary of Labor in 1911? | Frances Perkins |
| Who became the highest ranking African American woman in FDR’s administration? | Mary McLeod Bethune. |
| Who became president in 1933? | Franklin D Roosevelt. |
| How many people in the US were unemployed in 1933? | About 15 million people. |
| What did people call the broadcasts that the president gave? Why did they help? | They called it “fireside chats” They helped because it helped make people feel better. |
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