History: Chapter 6: Practice Test

Unemployment rose after 1929 because __________.

• farmers could not grow crops on the Great Plains
• New Deal programs helped improve the economy
• banks and businesses closed after the stock market crashed
• Mexicans and Mexican American workers were forced to leave the country

Depression is _____________.

• a share, or portion, of ownership in a company
• a period of time when business activity slows down.
• when a person is caught gambling.
• a person who regularly moves from place to place for work.

Why were Mexican and Filipino migrant farm workers forced out of California during the Great Depression?

• They refused to hire non-migrant workers on their farms.
• They were accused of taking the few jobs that were available.
• They stopped buying stocks in major companies, causing the market to crash.
• They could not repay their bank loans, causing the depression to become worse.

What caused 2 million people to leave the Great Plains region in the 1930s?

• The corruption of politicians
• a terrible drought
• racial discrimination
• the stock market crash

What was the New Deal?

• A United States government program designed to bring a quick end to World War II.
• A United States government program designed to create jobs and improve the economy.
• A California state government program designed to help Californians suffering during the Great Depression.
• A California state government program designed to repay Mexicans and Filipinos who were deported during the Great Depression.

John Steinbeck was the writer of __________, a novel that showed the struggles of a family during __________.

• Migrant Mother; the New Deal
• The Grapes of Wrath; the Dust Bowl
• Dubious Battle in California; World War II
• Farm Workers at Coit Tower; the Great Depression

What happened in October, 1929 in the United States that affected life in California?

• FDR created the New Deal.
• The Dust Bowl began.
• The stock market crashed.
• The Filipino Repatriation Act was created.

Many government officials and non-immigrant workers believed immigrants ______________.

• helped the economy grow.
• were eating all of the food available.
• were becoming movie stars in California.
• were taking the few jobs that were available.

The Stock Market crash of 1929 was called:

• Black Friday
• Dooms Day
• Black Tuesday
• Cinco de Mayo

Unions are organizations of workers that represent their members and argue for ____________.

• higher wages and better working conditions.
• allowing women the right to vote.
• the acceptance of gambling in California.
• more migrant workers to come from the Midwest to California.