social science locations

Open space in Washington, D.C., in which the Bonus Army camped during its protest

Location of an American Federation of Labor convention at which William Green ignored John L. Lewis’s suggestions, prompting him to walk out and later organize the Committee for Industrial Organization

German city in which the stock exchange crashed upon hearing news of the Wall Street crash of 1929

69-mile path that extends from Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park to North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Location of a 1944 conference in which major nations agreed on a new international economic structure

Location of Schechter Poultry Corporation

Area of Los Angeles in which African Americans developed a feeling of community and shared culture

Middle of California

Town in which the Scottsboro boys boarded the freight train on which the Scottsboro incident occurred

Large city that was one of the first to experience the problem of crowding and traffic; from 1931 to 1932, it did not pay its teachers for several months due to economic difficulties

Area irrigated by the All-American Canal

Location of a Ford plant at which four people were killed during a protest

Location of a Chevrolet body plant at which workers executed a successful sit-down strike, forcing General Motors to recognize the United Automobile Workers

City that paid its employees with scrip after the stock market crash and bank panic

Location of American naval base in Cuba

Area of New York in which African Americans developed a feeling of community and rent parties were held

Cuban city with a harbor that the American navy occupied, effectively stifling the revolution led by Grau San Martin

Rural area in which Franklin D. Roosevelt grew up peacefully, enjoying various pursuits such as horseback-riding and sailing

Area irrigated by the All-American Canal

Alabama county in which government relief doubled from 1926 to 1928

Islands restocked with snow-shoe rabbits by 94 Native Americans thanks to the Civil Works Administration

Location of an international conference at which Europe proposed the cancellation of 90% of German reparations to Great Britain and France in exchange for an equal cancellation of British and French debt to the United States

Town based entirely on mass-produced suburban houses

English city in which the stock exchange crashed upon hearing news of the Wall Street crash of 1929

Hometown of Francis Townsend

Chinese province occupied by Japan in 1931

Building in which Al Smith told an upper class audience that “there can be only one capital, Washington or Moscow”

Destination of the train on which the Scottsboro incident occurred

City in which Organized Unemployed Inc. established headquarters and two people died during a conflict between strikers and security guards

Location of the Seventh International Conference of American States

Location of a power plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority

Location of the headquarters of Caldwell and Company

2,650-mile path that extends from Mexico to Canada; passes through California, Oregon, and Washington

French city in which the stock exchange crashed upon hearing news of the Wall Street crash of 1929

American naval base in Hawaii; the Japanese attack on it triggered United States participation in World War II

Western Germany; marked as a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I

South Dakota Native American reservation on which the Lakota tribe lived

City in which Harry Bridges and the International Longshoremen’s Association planned the San Francisco General Strike

Location of the trial that examined the Scottsboro incident

Area of Chicago in which African Americans developed a feeling of community and shared culture

Western Czechoslovakia; given to Germany in pursuit of a policy of appeasement

Town that circulated wood money after the failure of its local bank

Japanese city in which the stock exchange crashed upon hearing news of the Wall Street crash of 1929

Street in New York that is the home of the stock exchange

Location of a resort at which Franklin D. Roosevelt enjoyed relaxing after contracting polio