26.3_Living Through the Great Depression

How did President Roosevelt create professional advancement for women?

• A.He took jobs from men so that women could be hired.

• B.He created programs that encouraged women to attend college.

• C.He required that women be paid a minimum wage.

• D.He appointed women to important positions in the federal government.

The use of tractors to break up prairie grass and plant crops contributed to the Dust Bowl.

• A.TRUE

• B.FALSE

Which environmental event started the ruin of farming on the Great Plains during the Depression?

• locusts

• rainfall

• drought

• prairie fires

The Dust Bowl was the result of actions by _____.

• the government

• nature

• humans

• humans and nature

Thousands of Dust Bowl families whose farms had been ruined moved _____ in hopes of finding work.

• to California

• east

• to Kansas

• back to their original home

Oklahoma farmers were among those who suffered the most from the Dust Bowl.

• TRUE

• FALSE

During the Depression, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

worked to _____.

• get jobs for African Americans

• involve African Americans in politics

• fight discrimination in the labor movement

• prevent people from losing their jobs

Latino migrant workers benefited from the Depression because of farmers' desire for cheap labor.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true?

• The Depression hurt farmers the least because they still had their land.

• The Depression did not affect small towns because there was not much competition for jobs.

• The Depression was hard for most people because millions lost their jobs, land, or houses.

• President Roosevelt gave money to the banks to recover rich depositors' savings.

The classic movies Gone with the Wind and _____ were made during the Depression.

• Peter Pan

• Sleeping Beauty

• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

• The Wizard of Oz