Unit 7 SS Study Guide

Front

How did the events at Spindletop in Texas in 1901 change the course of American history?

Back

The discovery of a petroleum reserve caused the United States to become a leading producer of oil in the world.

Front

The X shows the location of a man-made feature. It was built to help control flooding and irrigate crops. It also provides electricity to several nearby states. Which man-made feature is shown by the X?

Back

Hoover Dam

Front

How did the Dust Bowl affect communities in the Great Plains?

Back

Many residents were forced to find new work.

Front

What government activity resulted from the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

Back

teaching farmers about soil conservation

Front

Which government activity resulted from the Dust Bowl of the 1930s? Options: ending the use of child labor, building modern highways and bridges, increasing levels of troops and weapons.

Back

setting levels of farm production

Front

What effect did the Dust Bowl have on the politics in the Great Plains?

Back

Many farmers received federal emergency aid.

Front

What effect did the Dust Bowl have on people who came to be called “Okies”?

Back

They moved west in search of economic opportunity.

Front

Which statement describes a cause of “black blizzards” that occurred on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl? Options: Farmers plowed carefully to keep topsoil in place., Farming areas experienced high amounts of rainfall in the 1930s., Farmers conserved native grasses with deep roots that kept soil in place., Farming machines like tractors and combine harvesters became common in the 1920s.

Back

Farming machines like tractors and combine harvesters became common in the 1920s.

Front

What effect did the Dust Bowl have on states in the Great Plains?

Back

Farms were abandoned as families moved away.

Front

Which of these procedures were not completed by Roosevelt to secure the nation’s natural resources? Options: withdrew 148 million acres of forests from real estate, established over 50 wildlife sanctuaries, designated areas as national parks and monuments, to save the endangered spotted-groundhog

Back

to save the endangered spotted-groundhog