depression era scavenger hunt - use after printing out the worksheet - links will take you right to the websites
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
1.Who were the presidents during this time?
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/timeline.htm
4.What type of music became popular?
http://www.research.att.com/history/train.html
6.What 5 communication inventions occurred?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111064/index.htm
7.What other inventions occurred in the 1930's?
http://sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/1900-75/dep...
8. What type of house was popular during the 1930's?
http://sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/special/ont...
9. The radio was a popular form of entertainment. What two favorite adventure programs were created in Michigan?
http://www.detnews.com/history/flint/flint.htm
10. What did General Motors workers do in Flint, Michigan?
How long did this action last?
http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_facts.cfm?CFID=34719&CFTOKEN=64301436
11. The Empire State Building was built in the 1930's. When was it completed?
http://climate.umn.edu/doc/journal/top5/top5.htm
12. What weather driven event had a significant impact on the United States?
Why did this occur?
http://www.jesseowens.com/jobio2.html
14. What did Jesse Owens accomplish in the 1936 Olympics?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/maps/index.html
15. How many teenagers "rode the rails" as hobos during the Depression?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111064/index.htm
16. What type of hat was popular with the ladies in the 30's?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/sfeature/obstacles.html
18. What percentage of the African American population was unemployed?
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111064/index.htm
20. What movies from the 1930's are still being enjoyed today?List 3.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/sfeature/obstacles.html
21. Besides unemployment, what else increased in the south?
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/newdeal/newdeal.html
22.What did the New Deal provide artists?
http://home.millsaps.edu/~beckea/1930s.html
23.Who were the stars of the “Golden Age of Movies?”List 5.
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/morefun/ted.html
24.Dr. Suess published his first book in 1937.What was the title of this book?
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/kidstuff/depressn/costlist.html
25.How much did a sweater cost in 1932?
If you finish early, go to http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/kidstuff/images/costgrap.gif and print out the chart.Then go to http://www.sears.com/sr/homepages/sears_homepage.jsp and find today’s prices for the items on the chart.
Some questions taken from:
http://home.earthlink.net/~schuessler/Documents/Bud_Not_Buddy_Questions/...
