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OMAM Historical Context 1930's

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate dropped to about ...

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

10%

d)

65%

2.

Slavery ended in the United States after the Civil War in

a)

1901

b)

1835

c)

1865

d)

1921

3.

"Last hired, first fired..." mostly referred to...

a)

African Americans

b)

Disabled people

c)

Miners

d)

Farmers

4.

Two problems that led up to the Great Depression were...

a)

Higher salaries

b)

World War 1 and Stock Market Crash

c)

Stock Market Crash and Feminism

d)

Civil Rights Act

5.

Women were more valued in the 1930's. Why?

a)

They began to wear pants.

b)

Elenor Roosevelt worked for women's rights.

c)

During and after WW1, many women started working outside of the home.

d)

Women held protests.

6.

Name 2 famous women that were unique and made an impact in the 1930's. What did they do?

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7.

Many disabled people in the 1930's..... (select all that apply)

a)

were dehumanized

b)

were abandoned by their families

c)

had invasive surgeries on their brains

d)

underwent sterilization

8.

In the 1930's, the American Dream was less about _______ and more about _________________.

a)

family, money

b)

education, moving to the US

c)

farming, immigration

d)

money, happiness

9.

Jim Crowe Laws kept _________ __________ "free" but separated.

(a)  

10.

What are a few reasons migrant workers went west to California?

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11.

Franklin D Roosevelt (select all that apply)

a)

suffered from the disease called Polio

b)

was a President who tried to start social reform

c)

was abandoned by his family

d)

was not married

12.

The American Dream is a concept that has evolved and been redefined over the years since the 1930's. What are your ideas on this topic?

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