According to the book "The Worst Hard Time", why did people originally come to Boise City, OK?

Land developers lied about how great a region it was

The term 'the Great Plow-Up' refers to.....

Massive increase in wheat farming in OK from 1900-1920

The photograph here can best be described as portraying....

the struggle of migrant 'Okies' on their way to California

According to our textbook, how did the governor of OK respond to 'New Deal' programs?

blocked govt projects in OK and required a 'balanced' budget

The music of Woody Guthrie can best be described as....

documenting the struggle of the poor and the powerless

Which of the following is NOT a factor that created conditions leading to the 'Dust Bowl'?

refusal of farm laborers to work until paid higher wages

The term "Okie" refers to....

Farmers who left western OK to look for work in California

Which of the following factors did NOT make wheat farming popular from 1900-1920?

The lack of any other seeds available for planting

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LAST QUIZ OF THE YEAR-- Dust Bowl and Great Depression

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This Quiz will help you review the Dust Bowl and Great Depression era in Oklahoma. It will be based mostly on the readings you did from "The Worst Hard Time" as well as some of the material we discussed in class.

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1
Which of the following technologies contributed to the over-farming of the Panhandle?
the tractor and the automobile
the windmill and fertilizer
the tractor and the windmill
the automobile and barbed wire
2
According to the book "The Worst Hard Time", why did people originally come to Boise City, OK?
The US government paid them to move there
Land developers lied about how great a region it was
They were forcibly moved there by the US government
They were mostly fugitives hiding from the justice system
3
The term 'the Great Plow-Up' refers to.....
Oklahoma farmers digging up their crops and moving to Texas
the official "opening of the Pan-handle" to white settlers
Massive increase in wheat farming in OK from 1900-1920
The U.S. government forcing the Five Tribes to plant wheat
4
The photograph here can best be described as portraying....
the lack of adequate child-care for single women
the need to provide unemployment insurance for women
the struggle of migrant 'Okies' on their way to California
the effects of malnutrition on women and children
5
According to our textbook, how did the governor of OK respond to 'New Deal' programs?
asked voters to approve/disapprove by voting on it
blocked govt projects in OK and required a 'balanced' budget
enthusiastically supported them and added his own ideas
all of the above
6
Which area of Oklahoma was MOST severely affected by the Dust Bowl?
Urban areas such as Tulsa and OKC
the "Little Dixie" region of Southeastern Oklahoma
the "Panhandle" region
central and northern Oklahoma bordering Kansas
7
The music of Woody Guthrie can best be described as....
documenting the struggle of the poor and the powerless
extremely critical of the United States and not widely heard
strongly anti-Communist and very popular during the 1950s
mainly taught to school children
8
Which of the following is NOT a factor that created conditions leading to the 'Dust Bowl'?
Govt. policy encouraging immigration into the OK 'Panhandle
over-farming of the Plains States, including western OK
refusal of farm laborers to work until paid higher wages
a ten-year drought (near-total lack of rain)
9
Besides Oklahoma, the 'Dust Bowl' included all of the following states EXCEPT---
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Arkansas
10
The term "Okie" refers to....
Farmers who left western OK to look for work in California
Farm workers who moved into Oklahoma cities to look for work
Immigrant workers who settled in Oklahoma to become farmers
Settlers who arrived in the Panhandle after 1920
11
Which of the following factors did NOT make wheat farming popular from 1900-1920?
The lack of any other seeds available for planting
Artificially high price of wheat during World War 1.
US govt. guaranteeing a minimum price per bushel of wheat
A second "Homestead Act" that allowed for 320 acres/person

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LAST QUIZ OF THE YEAR-- Dust Bowl and Great Depression

11 termsStudBud Administration291 plays

Flashcards11 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 11

Answers

1
Which of the following technologies contributed to the over-farming of the Panhandle?
the tractor and the automobile
the windmill and fertilizer
the tractor and the windmill
the automobile and barbed wire
2
According to the book "The Worst Hard Time", why did people originally come to Boise City, OK?
The US government paid them to move there
Land developers lied about how great a region it was
They were forcibly moved there by the US government
They were mostly fugitives hiding from the justice system
3
The term 'the Great Plow-Up' refers to.....
Oklahoma farmers digging up their crops and moving to Texas
the official "opening of the Pan-handle" to white settlers
Massive increase in wheat farming in OK from 1900-1920
The U.S. government forcing the Five Tribes to plant wheat
4
The photograph here can best be described as portraying....
the lack of adequate child-care for single women
the need to provide unemployment insurance for women
the struggle of migrant 'Okies' on their way to California
the effects of malnutrition on women and children
5
According to our textbook, how did the governor of OK respond to 'New Deal' programs?
asked voters to approve/disapprove by voting on it
blocked govt projects in OK and required a 'balanced' budget
enthusiastically supported them and added his own ideas
all of the above
6
Which area of Oklahoma was MOST severely affected by the Dust Bowl?
Urban areas such as Tulsa and OKC
the "Little Dixie" region of Southeastern Oklahoma
the "Panhandle" region
central and northern Oklahoma bordering Kansas
7
The music of Woody Guthrie can best be described as....
documenting the struggle of the poor and the powerless
extremely critical of the United States and not widely heard
strongly anti-Communist and very popular during the 1950s
mainly taught to school children
8
Which of the following is NOT a factor that created conditions leading to the 'Dust Bowl'?
Govt. policy encouraging immigration into the OK 'Panhandle
over-farming of the Plains States, including western OK
refusal of farm laborers to work until paid higher wages
a ten-year drought (near-total lack of rain)
9
Besides Oklahoma, the 'Dust Bowl' included all of the following states EXCEPT---
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Arkansas
10
The term "Okie" refers to....
Farmers who left western OK to look for work in California
Farm workers who moved into Oklahoma cities to look for work
Immigrant workers who settled in Oklahoma to become farmers
Settlers who arrived in the Panhandle after 1920
11
Which of the following factors did NOT make wheat farming popular from 1900-1920?
The lack of any other seeds available for planting
Artificially high price of wheat during World War 1.
US govt. guaranteeing a minimum price per bushel of wheat
A second "Homestead Act" that allowed for 320 acres/person