What were the people called who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places?

• migrants
• travelers
• Okies
• loners

Many unfortunate people lived in shacks referred  to as _____________.

• Hoovervilles
• Shack Towns
• Poor People Places
• Dirty Towns

Severe ________ played an important part in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

• droughts
• rainfall
• tornados
• thunderstorms

The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that

• F.D.R.'
  s relief programs were unsuccessful.
• many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
• protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
• the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.

Why did the Bonus Army of WWI Veterans march to Washington D.C.?

• They wanted their promised compensation payment in 1932 rather than in 1945 when it was slated to be distributed.

• They wanted to re-enlist in the army, so at least they would have food and a place to sleep.

• They wanted to hold President Hoover a prisoner until he began to distribute direct payments to the unemployed.

• They wanted to show President Hoover that they supported him for re-election.

What was the outcome of the Bonus Army's march to Washington D.C.?

• Congress granted them partial payment with the balance to be paid in 1945.

• They were allowed to take out loans against their promised bonus.

• Although the House of Representatives passed the bill to distribute the bonus early, it failed to pass the senate and Hoover had them forcibly removed by the army.

• They were granted their payment early.

Hoover tries to deal with economic problems caused by high tariffs, depression, and drought.

How is Hoover portrayed in the cartoon?

• Hoover is seen as a caring parent trying to make the economy better; Democrats are seen as supportive partners to the Hoover administration

• Hoover is shown as a nursemaid trying to quiet the babies (problems) his administration faces; Democrats are singing loudly about the problems but not offering new solutions

• Hoover is seen as a neglectful parent, uncaring about the babies (problems) in his administration; Democrats are seen as being shut out of helping find solutions to the problems

Where did most of the dust bowl migrants travel to?

• Indiana

• California

• Florida

• Colorado

Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• William McKinley

The conviction of John Scopes in 1925 for teaching about evolution supported the ideas of those Americans who

• believed in religious freedom and the separation of church and state.

• hoped to lessen the differences between rural and urban lifestyles.

• wanted to promote traditional fundamentalist values.

• favored the changes resulting from the new technology of the 1920s.