Chapter 8- Social Studies Study Guide

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The definition of capital resources is

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the money ,buildings, machines, and tools needed to run a buisness.

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In the 1900's California met its needs for

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water by building water projects.

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Labor Unions are formed by groups of workers

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want to get better working conditions.

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Hiram Johnson helped reform California's government in the early 1900's by

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passing new laws to control railroad prices,giving Californian's more control over their government, and by stopping government officials from taking bribes.

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Unemployment is the

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number of people without jobs.

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World War 2 like World War 1 helped California's economy to

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bring new people to the state.

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Consumer goods is a

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A product used for personal

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During the Great Depression

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there were few jobs and people had little money

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Suffrage

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the term used to give women the right to vote

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Many people moved from the Dust Bowl area to California

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because they wnated to find jobs and start a new life

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Aqueducts

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are large pipes used to carry water from one place to another

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Canal

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a waterway dug across land

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The Great Depression ended

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due to the new jobs created by World War ii

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The Great Depression was a time from 1929 through the 1930s when there were few jobs and people had little $

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One in every 5 california workers did not have a job. People with jobs took less pay and worked in difficult conditions.

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A person starting a new business must have 3 kinds of resources

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natural resources (land, minerals, fuels)
human resources (workers)
Capital ($, buildings, machines or tools)

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Three things that people of California did to help the war efforts of WWI and WWII

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served in the Armed Forces
worked in factories to make ships, airplanes and goods
Grew food on farms for the US and allies

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An atlas showing both historic andmodern railroads in California

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is a secondary source of information

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A letter written by a woman living in LA in 1945 telling how sher heard that WWII was over

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is a primary source of information

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A recent movie about Japanese relocation campes during WWII

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is a secondary source of information

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The business records of an aviation company in San Diego from the years 1944 and 1945

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is a primary source of information

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A film from 1937 about the first cars crossing the Golden Gate bridge

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is a primary source of information

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The diary of a child whose family moved from Kansas to California during the Great Depression

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is a primary source of information

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A book written in 1995 about the effort of women in the early 1900s to gain the right to vote

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is a secondary source of information

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An encyclopedia article about former California governono Hiram Johnson

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is a secondary source of information