9.2 Life During the Great Depression

The Depression Worsens

Jobless people often stood in ___________ or lined up outside _____________ for free food.

• train lines; churches

• bread lines; soup kitchens

• camp grounds; the White House

• the rain; diners

The Depression Worsens

Homeless people put up shacks forming communities called __________ .

• Wall Street Walkups

• Coolidge Camps

• Hoovervilles (Shantyville)

• Hobovilles

The Depression Worsens

Some homeless, unemployed Americans wandered around the country. They were called ____ .

• The League of Unemployed

• nomads

• ramblers

• hobos

The Depression Worsens

A terrible ______ on the Great Plains caused U.S. wheat fields to become a huge _______ .

• drought; Dust Bowl

• flood; Great Flood Plains

• heat wave; American Melting Pot

• polar vortex; Arctic Cap

The Depression Worsens

Many of Great Plains farmers headed west to ______ in search of a better life.

• Oregon

• Washington

• California

• Nebraska

Arts and Entertainment

During the 1930s, 60 million Americans went to the _________ each week.

• sporting events

• movies

• shopping malls

• plays

Arts and Entertainment

During this decade, who produced full-length animated movies?

• Steven Spielberg

• Walt Disney

• Pixar Jones

• Hans Christian Anderson

Arts and Entertainment

What was the first full-length animated feature?

• Sleeping Beauty

• Beauty and the Beast

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• The Little Mermaid

Arts and Entertainment

The first African American to win an Academy Award was ______ who appeared in the movie ______ .

• Judy Garland; Wizard of Oz

• Errol Flynn; Robin Hood

• Hattie McDaniel; Gone with the Wind

• Al Jolson; The Jazz Singer

Arts and Entertainment

Radio programs gave listeners _________ and __________

• stock prices; weather forecasts

• information; entertainment

• polls; politics

• music; speeches