5. What kind of jobs did people do in labor camps?

Picking fruits and vegetables on farms

4. What is a labor camps?

A place where workers lived and worked, often in tough conditions

7. What was a big problem for workers in labor camps?

The work was very hard and the pay was low

10. Why is it important to learn about low wages, poor working conditions, and labor camps?

So we can make sure workers are treated fairly today

2. Why were wages so low during the Great Depression?

There were more workers than jobs

8. How were poor working conditions harmful to workers?

They could make workers sick or injured

6. Why did families move to labor camps?

They lost their homes and needed jobs

1. What does "low wages" mean?

Workers get paid very little money

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5. What kind of jobs did people do in labor camps?
Playing video games
Making music
Picking fruits and vegetables on farms
Writing books
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4. What is a labor camps?
A hospital for sick workers
A school for people learning to work
A place where workers went on vacation
A place where workers lived and worked, often in tough conditions
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7. What was a big problem for workers in labor camps?
It was not equal
They got too many breaks
They had too many snacks
The work was very hard and the pay was low
4
10. Why is it important to learn about low wages, poor working conditions, and labor camps?
So history stays a secret
So people can work harder
So we can make sure workers are treated fairly today
So we can bring labor camps back
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2. Why were wages so low during the Great Depression?
The government stopped paying people
There were more workers than jobs
Workers only worked for fun
People did not want to work
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8. How were poor working conditions harmful to workers?
They made people stronger
They could make workers sick or injured
They helped workers become rich
They made work more fun
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9. Who were most of the workers in labor camps?
Teachers and doctors
Farmers and migrant workers
Scientists and inventors
Movie stars and athletes
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3. What were working conditions like for many workers during the Great Depression?
Fun and exciting
Safe and comfortable
Workers got lots of breaks and vacations
Hard, dangerous, and unfair
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6. Why did families move to labor camps?
They lost their homes and needed jobs
They wanted to be closer to family
They were going on a field trip
They wanted to be famous
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1. What does "low wages" mean?
Workers get paid a lot of money
Workers do not have to work
Workers can choose their own pay
Workers get paid very little money

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