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17 Cards in this Set
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How did the Panama Canal help California?
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It helped shorten shipping routes between California, and the east coast of the United States.
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What was the major cause for the increase demand for oil in CA?
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More and more Californians bought and drove cars.
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What brought African-Americans to CA during World War 2?
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Lots of jobs in the shipyards, and other industries.
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How was CA able to continue growing and harvesting crops during World War 2?
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With the help of the Bracero Program bringing Mexican farm workers north to CA.
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How did the Dust Bowl affect CA during the Great Depression?
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Because thousands of people migrated to California in search of jobs. Many lived in migrant camps and tried to find work on farms.
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What new industries developed in CA in the early 1900's? Why did they develop?
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Some new industries developed was: aviation industry which developed because the climate allowed year round filming. The oil industry was developed because of the increased use of automobiles and the discovery of oil fields.
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How many Japanese Americans affected by World War 2?
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It had an affect on them because the United States had been attacked by, and was at war with Japan. Some Americans questioned the loyalty of Japanese Americans. During the war most of them were moved to relocation camp in remote areas so they had to give up their homes, business, and had to live in the camps under conditions of great hardship.
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How were Japanese Americans affected by World War 2?
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Above question
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What were some effects of the Great Depression?
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Businesses failed, workers lost their jobs, and high unemployment.
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Reform
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To change for the better.
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Munitions
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Military supplies and weapons.
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Bracero Program
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Brought skilled Mexican workers to CA.
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Fort Ord
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One of the largest military training centers in the United States.
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Depression
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A time when there. Are few jobs and people have little money.
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New Deal
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A program that the government set up to help end the Great Depression.
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Suffrage
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The right to vote in state elections.
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Dorothea Lange
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A photographer known for her pictures of migrant workers and families taken during the 1930's.
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