The Great Depression and World War II

What contributed to the start of the Great Depression?

• People got greedy and spent all of their money!

• The stock market crashed!

• People lost their money gambling!

• President Hoover changed the worth of the U.S. dollar.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Great Depression?

• People lost their jobs!

• People lost their money!

• People had faith in President Hoover turning things around!

• People lost their homes!

Why did people begin migrating to the Northwest?

• The Dust Bowl forced people to move.

• The drought forced people to move.

• People moved in search of work.

• All of the above!

What was the New Deal?

• A promise to get people's money back!

• A plan that created jobs to put people back to work!

• A plan to provide food for the homeless!

• A promise to end World War II.

How did the Grand Coulee Dam help people during the Great Depression?

• It gave people hope for more water near their homes!

• It helped them forget about the war!

• It provided jobs for 12,000 people!

• None of the above!

What caused the United States to enter World War II ?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor!

• The need for war supplies!

• Great Britain asked the United States to join!

• The United States didn't join World War II !

Why were the Japanese Americans relocated during the war?

• They had deadly diseases!

• They were threatening to destroy American companies!

• People thought they might give aid to Japan!

• They were breaking laws!

What finally ended World War II ?

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

• Ammunition ran low and the Germans surrendered!

• The United States pulled its troops out!

• The United States bombed Japan.

The state of Washington helped the war efforts by....

• producing huge amounts of aluminum for the building of planes and ships!

• providing even more farm foods, fish, and lumber!

• secretly producing plutonium!

• Both A and C

After World War II ...

• African-Americans who helped Seattle industries were rewarded!

• The Braceros were honored for their labor efforts in the Washington fields and orchards!

• Women were expected to give up their jobs so more men could work!

• None of the above!