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WorksheetsChapter 6 Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
a time when the amount of food or supplies
that can be purchased is limited by the
government
loss
stocks
depression
rationing
a time when business activity is slow and many
people are unemployed
depression
stocks
rationing
loss
shares, or portions, of ownership in companies
stocks
loss
rationing
depression
a situation in which you sell something for less
money than you paid for it
depression
rationing
loss
stocks
During World War I, which Florida city became home to the Navy’s first flight school?
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Miami
Why did some people joke that buying land in Florida during the land boom was like
buying “land by the gallon”?
Florida used the customary system to measure land in gallons.
Most land for sale in Florida had been dredged to make it more appealing to buyers.
There was so much land being sold that it seemed like it was flowing out of a tap
by the gallon.
Some landowners took advantage of eager buyers and sold them land that was
under water.
Which owner of the Orange Belt Railway created St. Petersburg as the last stop of
his railroad?
Peter Demens
David P. Davis
George Merrick
Joseph W. Young
Which highway did Carl Fisher and his friend William S. Gilbreath build to link Florida
to states in the Midwest beginning in 1915?
U.S. Highway 1
Sunshine State Parkway
Dixie Highway
Tamiami Trail
Which part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal hired artists and actors to create art
and perform plays in their communities?
Federal Writer’s Project
Civilian Conservation Corp
Community Chest
Works Progress Administration
What were the main uses for Camp Blanding, one of Florida’s largest military bases,
during World War II?
training troops and holding prisoners of war
training troops and building submarines
holding prisoners of war and building submarines
testing airplanes and building submarines
What countries were most of the prisoners of war at Camp Blanding from?
Japan and Italy
Germany and Italy
Germany and the Soviet Union
Japan and the Soviet Union
How did Floridian children help on the home front during World War II?
They took over jobs as farmers and hotel clerks.
They worked in new jobs created by the war, such as shipbuilders and pilots.
They volunteered to collect rubber, cans, and grease to recycle for the war.
They were sent on missions for the armed forces as spies.
What were Floridians ordered to do so that German submarines would not see
U.S. ships?
take trains instead of ships
paint all ships black
keep their boats at sea as decoys
turn off their lights at night
Which Floridian hero was given the first Medal of Honor in World War II for helping
another unit even after being shot?
Alexander Nininger
Jacqueline Cochran
Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr.
David McCampbell
How did the Mediterranean fruit flies affect the citrus industry?
Thousands of Florida oranges were shipped to the Mediterranean.
Thousands of workers in Florida’s citrus industry lost their jobs.
The flies pollinated the fruit, which increased production on citrus farms.
Workers developed a new kind of grapefruit that was immune to the flies.
What was one reason that many banks failed after the hurricane in 1926?
Floridians refused to do business with banks that had evicted people from their homes.
Many northerners decided to move to Florida after the hurricane, and the banks could
not handle the increase in business.
Many northern newcomers fled back north, and so much money was taken out of the
banks that many failed.
The price of land went back up so fast that the banks could not keep up with sales.
How did cars contribute to Florida's land boom in the 1920s?
What were some of the reasons that Florida's land boom came to an end in the 1920s?
What were some of the ways that the Great Depression affected people in Florida?
How did the United States come to join in World War 2?
