WorksheetsHoover and the Dust Bowl
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 22mins
What state was included in the Dust Bowl?
Arizona
Arkansas
Kansas
California
Which California city took a lot of migrants because of the Dust Bowl?
Anaheim
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
San Francisco.
What was the damage of the Dust Bowl in miles?
100 miles
1100 mies
10,000 miles
1 Million miles
What percentage of land of the US was affected during the Dust Bowl period?
10%
20%
50%
75%
In which region did most of the damage from the Dust Bowl occur?
the Midwest
the Great Plains
the Rocky Mountains
the Pacific Northwest
What causes led to the dust storms and damage in the area known as the Dust Bowl? Pick all that apply.
Erosion of soil and plowing
Too much rain and snow.
Overuse of land for farming.
Increasing the prices of farm goods.
8. What geographic feature may have protected the Pacific Coast from the Dust Bowl?
Mississippi River
The Grand Canyon
The Rock Mountains
The Pacific Ocean
What was Hoover's ideas about the Great Depression?
Conservative.
Laissez Faire.
It will fix itself.
Government role is limited.
The government should play a primary role.
With strong self-reliance, individuals can overcome the difficulties of the Depression.
Rugged Individualism
Dust Bowl
Depression
Civilian Conservation Corps
Why did the American people blame Hoover for the Depression?
Hoover was a Republican.
Hoover would not give direct aid to people.
Hoover ignored the issues of business.
Hoover was wealthy and didn't care.
Why was the Boulder Dam/Hoover Dam significant? Pick all that apply.
It provided water.
It provided flood control.
It provided electricity.
It provided $700 million into the economy
It got the US out of the depression
What did President Hoover do to business, banking and labor?
Asked them to give up control to government.
Asked them to pay more taxes to run government.
Asked them to shut down and wait till all was better.
Asked them to work together for a solution.
What happened as a result of President Hoover's actions? Pick two
Economy shrank
Unemployment declined.
Economy grew.
Unemployment rose.
What was a common site when the depression started? Pick all that apply.
Companies going out of business.
Soup kitchens.
Shantytowns.
People going to Jazz clubs.
Hoboes.
Even though the war ended in 1918, veterans were not set to receive bonus payment until this year?
1945
1944
2018
1956
Veterans of this conflict were owed bonus pay for their service.
World War I
World War II
Gulf War
Civil War
Why were they called the Bonus Army?
They were the president's Army
It was an army that came with a bonus.
Active service members in need of a job.
It was a reference from Bonus Expeditionary Force
What did the Bonus Army want?
money and lots of it.
jobs and job training
home loans
college tuition loans
What is another term for "rugged individualism"?
government interference
self-reliance
reliance upon businesses
socialism
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
This program, created by Hoover, lowered mortgage rates?
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Works Progress Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Youth Administration
empty pockets
Hoover flags
Hoover blankets
Hoover wagons
newspapers used as blankets
Hoover blankets
blankets
Hooverville
