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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular Jack Bryant song did the Okie families sing as they made their way west?

2. When there was enough rain, what crops did the Okies in the Panhandle grow?

3. Some California teachers segregated the Okie children and made them sit where?

4. It was said that the farms in California were needing how many farm laborers during the period of the Dust Bowl?

5. In 1935, the federal government formed what service to coordinate relief activities in the Dust Bowl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made things worse for the Okie farmers in 1931?

2. How did the region of the Dust Bowl change from 1930 to 1940? What hardships did farmers face?

3. When did the great migration west begin? Who traveled this route?

4. Who suffered the most from prejudice among the Okies? Why?

5. How did the arrival of the Okies relate to immigration issues faced by Americans today?

6. What did the Okies believe about California? How did they envision it there?

7. How did the Okies travel west? What was their principle means of transportation?

8. Where was the geographical region known as the Dust Bowl? What did the dust do to the farms?

9. What did the Federal Government do to help the Okies? When?

10. What costs did the Californians believe the Okies were driving up? What discrimination did the Okies face in the west?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the disease and health problems which the Okies suffered following their migration west. What food did the Okies survive on? How did this cause health issues?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the geographical region of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Where is it centered and what states are included in the region? What is the climate like?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the prejudice and segregation faced by the Okies in California. What was the reaction of the local communities to the influx of Okies in the region? Why?

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