
Okies in California: History and Impact
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History, Social Studies, Journalism
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard

Patricia Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a common destination for those leaving the Dust Bowl region?
New York
Florida
Texas
California
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did writers of the era describe the highways between Oklahoma and California?
A military route
A quiet road
A parade of cars
A deserted path
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What nickname was given to the migrants from Oklahoma?
Dusties
Texans
Okies
Sooners
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were wages low for the Okies in California?
Lack of skills
Government regulations
Surplus of laborers
High demand for workers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the makeshift villages where Okies lived called?
Fruit Camps
Little Oklahomas
Little Californias
Dust Towns
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What diseases became widespread in the Okie communities?
Tuberculosis and Polio
Typhus and Diphtheria
Malaria and Cholera
Influenza and Measles
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath' to highlight the Okies' plight?
Mark Twain
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
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