Lesson 11 SUrviving Depression and war Study guide

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In 1929, the country's economy plunged into a deep ______.

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depression

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During the depression, many Americans became ______.

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unemployed

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A(n) ______ is someone who traveled from farm to farm to grow crops for very little pay.

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migrant farmworker

Front

After Pearl Harbor, many Japanese Americans were sent to stay at a(n) ______.

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internment camp

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How were the 1930s different from the 1920s?

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More people became poor.

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Why did people go to soup kitchens during the Great Depression?

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They had no money for food.

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Where did the migrant farmworkers called Okies come to California from?

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Oklahoma

Front

What was one reason for building the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s?

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to connect two large cities

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What was one purpose of Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River?

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to prevent floods

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What made California especially important to the United States during World War II?

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Its location by the Pacific Ocean