Question 1: Farmers could not sell their crops because no one had money to buy them, so a barter system developed in rural areas.
Question 2: Storm sewer systems were built in Charleston by the WPA to reduce tidal flooding.
Question 3: The Social Security Act proved to be very important to older South Carolinians, offering them a pension when the state failed to.
Question 4: The strike created an environment in South Carolina that was hostile to unions and organized labor.
Question 5: The project built dams, providing hydroelectric power to the region and creating many valuable jobs for South Carolinians.
Question 1 (1 point)
Which statement best explains the conditions on farms at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Question 1 options:
Farmers during this time were unable to reach the production levels of earlier years because of a smaller available workforce.
Farmers could not sell their crops because no one had money to buy them, so a barter system developed in rural areas.
As the federal government acted to improve the economy, farming was surpassed by industry as the nation's top economic sector.
Because of an increase in the amount of foreign-grown crops imported into the country, American crops decreased in value.
Question 2 (1 point)
Which effect did the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, have on South Carolina?
Question 2 options:
The WPA took over farms that had gone through foreclosure to produce low-priced food.
Construction crews from the WPA built the interstate highway system in South Carolina.
Storm sewer systems were built in Charleston by the WPA to reduce tidal flooding.
The WPA built a reservoir at Goose Creek, which provided fresh water to Charleston.
Question 3 (1 point)
Which statement best explains the effect of the Social Security Act in South Carolina?
Question 3 options:
Those South Carolinians who found themselves out of work received a monthly income provided by the Social Security Act.
Temporary housing was offered to thousands of people in South Carolina as a result of the Social Security Act.
The Social Security Act recruited young men to live in army camps and work on conservation projects around South Carolina.
The Social Security Act proved to be very important to older South Carolinians, offering them a pension when the state failed to.
Question 4 (1 point)
How did the general textile strike of 1934 affect South Carolina?
Question 4 options:
The strike enabled workers in South Carolina to bargain for better work environments and hours.
The strike created an environment in South Carolina that was hostile to unions and organized labor.
As a result of the strike, textile mills in South Carolina began to segregate workers based on race.
In South Carolina, the strike encouraged workers in other industries to organize for better conditions.
Question 5 (1 point)
What effect did the Santee Cooper Electricity Project have on South Carolina?
Question 5 options:
The Social Security Act provided grants through the project to families in South Carolina to bring electricity into their homes.
The project built dams, providing hydroelectric power to the region and creating many valuable jobs for South Carolinians.
The project resulted in the creation of many acres of valuable farmland as dams blocked rivers in parts of South Carolina.
The Civilian Conservation Corps used the project to provide electricity to homes throughout the western region of South Carolina.
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