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Stormy Weather pt.1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group protested for money in Washington, D.C.?

a)

Suffragette

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Bonus Army

d)

Hoovers

2.

Which company was a symbol of the industrial might in the U.S. that laid off workers?

a)

Ford

b)

General Electric

c)

US Steel

d)

Kaiser Steel

3.

Ms. Hancox shared a story from her childhood, what did she recall ?

a)

Her father sold her bicycle and violin for needed cash.

b)

Her family was forced to move west in search of work.

c)

Her father stole her piggy bank money.

d)

She had to begin working as a maid at age 14. 

4.

What did a janitor named George Galleys do after he lost his life savings of $1,000?

a)

He robed a bank

b)

He marched on Washington, D.C. demanding his money back

c)

He hung himself

d)

He left the country

5.

Even though the economy failed, many Americans blamed themselves for their unemployment and hard times. 

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Federal government played a direct role in the lives of Americans in the early 1930s?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What did people do to escape their misery if they could afford to spend a dime?

a)

Movies

b)

Roller skating

c)

Amusement parks

8.

What "appliance" was the most important to American families?

a)

Gas stove

b)

Television

c)

Radio

9.

What disaster impacted the farmers that forced them to go west with all their belongings?

a)

Floods

b)

Dust storms

c)

Blizzards

10.

How did homeless men travel the country?

a)

Buses

b)

Hitchhiking

c)

Trains

11.

To which country did 100,000 Americans migrate?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Germany

d)

Russia