Lesson 7.6 - Life During the Depression

Life During the Depression

​Chapter: Prosperity & Depression

Lesson 6​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options was a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Severe Drought combined with inexperienced farmers.

• Tropical rain and tornadoes.

• Chemical weapons tests resulted in the death of most plant life.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a common health problem among people who lived in the region known as the Dust Bowl?

• Dustfluenza

• Dust pneumonia

• Dust fever

Multiple Choice

Why did many people in California not welcome migrants fleeing the Dust Bowl?

• They believed the migrants carried diseases.

• The migrants were dirty and hadn't showered in a very long time and were very smelly.

• They feared migrants would take their jobs.

Multiple Choice

What made it difficult for women to get a job during the Great Depression?

• It was against the law for women to have jobs during the Depression.

• Men were always hired for jobs before women during the Depression.

• Businesses were required to pay women a higher hour wage than men.

Multiple Choice

Why was the unemployment rate among African Americans so high during the Great Depression?

• African Americans were usually the first to lose their jobs.

• It was against the law for African Americans to have a job in most states.

• African Americans refused to work in most jobs that were available.

Multiple Choice

What was the nickname given to the African American leaders who provided advice for President Franklin Roosevelt?

• NAACP

• Black Caucus

• Black Cabinet

Multiple Choice

Why were 400,000 Mexicans deported from the United States during the Depression?

• Americans in the West and Southwest feared competition from Mexican workers.

• Mexicans had earned college degrees throughout the 1920s.

• The government paid the Mexican government millions of dollars per year to return migrants.

Multiple Choice

When did Native Americans officially gain U.S. citizenship?

• 1791

• 1904

• 1924

• Never

Multiple Choice

How did most Americans entertain themselves at home during the Great Depression.

• They watched Netflix on the television

• At home astronomy became popular with the creation of portable telescopes.

• They listened to radio programs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would best summarize movies of the Great Depression.

• They were inspired by the economic struggle of the Depression and were often sad.

• They tried to be positive and focus on happiness, love, and success.

• They were created by the U.S. government to brainwash Americans into tolerating their economic struggles.