Stormy Weather pt.1

Which group protested for money in Washington, D.C.?

• Suffragette

• Labor Unions

• Bonus Army

• Hoovers

Which company was a symbol of the industrial might in the U.S. that laid off workers?

• Ford

• General Electric

• US Steel

• Kaiser Steel

Ms. Hancox shared a story from her childhood, what did she recall ?

• Her father sold her bicycle and violin for needed cash.

• Her family was forced to move west in search of work.

• Her father stole her piggy bank money.

• She had to begin working as a maid at age 14. 

What did a janitor named George Galleys do after he lost his life savings of $1,000?

• He robed a bank

• He marched on Washington, D.C. demanding his money back

• He hung himself

• He left the country

Even though the economy failed, many Americans blamed themselves for their unemployment and hard times. 

• True

• False

The Federal government played a direct role in the lives of Americans in the early 1930s?

• True

• False

What did people do to escape their misery if they could afford to spend a dime?

• Movies

• Roller skating

• Amusement parks

What "appliance" was the most important to American families?

• Gas stove

• Television

• Radio

What disaster impacted the farmers that forced them to go west with all their belongings?

• Floods

• Dust storms

• Blizzards

How did homeless men travel the country?

• Buses

• Hitchhiking

• Trains