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WorksheetsStormy Weather pt.1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which group protested for money in Washington, D.C.?
Suffragette
Labor Unions
Bonus Army
Hoovers
Which company was a symbol of the industrial might in the U.S. that laid off workers?
Ford
General Electric
US Steel
Kaiser Steel
Ms. Hancox shared a story from her childhood, what did she recall ?
Her father sold her bicycle and violin for needed cash.
Her family was forced to move west in search of work.
Her father stole her piggy bank money.
She had to begin working as a maid at age 14.
What did a janitor named George Galleys do after he lost his life savings of $1,000?
He robed a bank
He marched on Washington, D.C. demanding his money back
He hung himself
He left the country
Even though the economy failed, many Americans blamed themselves for their unemployment and hard times.
True
False
The Federal government played a direct role in the lives of Americans in the early 1930s?
True
False
What did people do to escape their misery if they could afford to spend a dime?
Movies
Roller skating
Amusement parks
What "appliance" was the most important to American families?
Gas stove
Television
Radio
What disaster impacted the farmers that forced them to go west with all their belongings?
Floods
Dust storms
Blizzards
How did homeless men travel the country?
Buses
Hitchhiking
Trains
To which country did 100,000 Americans migrate?
Canada
Mexico
Germany
Russia
