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Flood of 1927

Authored by John Robinson

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Flood of 1927
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What place was "spared from disaster" during the Flood of 1927?

New Orleans, LA

Mississippi River Valley

Arkansas

southern parts of Louisiana

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What effect did the Flood of 1927 have?

improved literacy rates

millions of dollars in damage

building of more homes

many families displaced and loss their possessions

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who engineered the blowing up of the levees?

Huey Long

poor people

city officials of New Orleans

FDR

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was one of the main causes of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927?

Heavy rainfall and snowmelt

Hurricane winds

Earthquake

Tsunami

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which river's levee system failed during the Flood of 1927, leading to widespread flooding?

Missouri River

Mississippi River

Colorado River

Ohio River

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many states were affected by the Flood of 1927?

5

10

7

15

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was a significant social impact of the Flood of 1927?

Increased urbanization

Mass migration of African Americans

Decrease in agricultural production

Rise in literacy rates

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