Social Studies Unit 7 Review

Unit 7

Important People

Cleto Rodriguez:

●Died in 1990

●Served as a soldier in the Philippines during WWII

●Rodriguez and 1 other soldier fought off 82 enemy soldiers all by themselves

●Was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery

Audie Murphy:

●Joined the Army in 1942 during WWII

●January 1945 single-handedly held off a German advance near the town of Holtzwihr, France which
allowed his men to retreat safely

●Known as the World War 2 veteran to have received the most medals and awards in history.

Bessie Coleman:

●1920 went to Europe to attend aviation school and become a pilot

●First black person in the world to get a pilot’s license

●Died during an air show on April 30, 1926

Word Cloud

Cleto Rodriguez served as an American soldier in the Philippines during the Second World War. As a result of his bravery in battle, he was awarded the —

Multiple Choice

Which Texas Second World War veteran received more medals and awards than any other combat soldier in history?

• John Tower

• Audie Murphy

• Henry Cisneros

• Cleto Rodriguez

Important People

Franklin D. Roosevelt:

●Considered to be one of the greatest U.S. presidents

●Became president during the Great Depression

●Created the “New Deal” to develop programs to help the poor, elderly, farmers, created jobs, and
forever changed America

Gail Borden:

●Chief land surveyor for Stephen F. Austin

●Patented the process to create condensed milk

●Condensed milk was in high demand during the Civil War

Pattillo Higgins:

●Manufactured bricks in Beaumont, Texas

●Believed oil could revolutionize Texas economy

●Tried unsuccessfully for many years to strike oil on his land

●January 10, 1901 struck oil at Spindletop which gushed for 9 days, this was the first major oil gusher in Texas

●he is credited with starting the oil business in Texas

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

The first major oil gusher in Texas happened at which location?

• Germany

• the capital

• Spindletop

• Mexico

World War II

● Pearl Harbor was home to the largest Naval base

in the Pacific

● The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

sparked the U.S. to join WWII.

● Three main fronts (theaters) of fighting

Mediterranean Theater (Sicily, Italy), European
Theater (Normandy, France), and Pacific Theater (islands
in the Pacific Ocean)

● Avenger Airfield in Sweetwater, Texas: training facility for pilots, most

notably WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)

Multiple Choice

Avenger Airfield in Sweetwater, Texas became an important military base because it was where —

• women pilots were trained

• the war started

• military equipment was stored

• oil was found

World War II

● Many Texans who were not soldiers helped by

rationing food and working in factories.

● Ration books were given out to keep track of what

people bought and used.

● People also bought war bonds. This was how the

government provided funds for the war.

● Women took over jobs in factories normally only

men were allowed to do.

Multiple Choice

Many Texans supported the war effort during the Second World War by —

• rationing food

• donating blood

• training as pilots

• sewing uniforms

Texas Farming, Ranching, & Oil

● Decades of settlers moving and building in the

Great Plains, over farming, severe drought, and
high winds led to The Dust Bowl

● The loss of prairie grass made the topsoil be

swept away by high winds causing storms that
covered everything with fine powdered dust.

● Many farmers quit farming and got other jobs
● Farmers that continued began using better

farming techniques for the soil; rotating crops & planting
trees as a barrier from winds

Multiple Choice

To avoid having another Dust Bowl, farmers in Texas had to —

• stop planting

• convert their farms to ranches

• find new ways to irrigate crops

• learn better ways to treat the soil

Texas Farming, Ranching, & Oil

● Agriculture is one of the largest industries in

Texas

● Over the years, most small farms have been replaced by

commercial farms

● Cattle ranching expanded due to land grants

issued to settlers and the plentiful grasslands of
the Plains

● With the surging increase of the oil and gas

industry factories used less machines that were
powered by water and coal.

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors contributed to the expansion of cattle ranching in Texas during the 1830s?

Select TWO correct answers.

• expansion of railroad lines to Mexico for trade

• development of innovations in communication

• legislative decisions to issue land grants to settlers

• development of new techniques to process cotton

• plentiful grasslands on the Texas plains

Multiple Choice

How did the development of the oil and gas industry in Texas affect factory work?

• Factories began moving away from water and coal-powered machinery.

• Factories began reducing the number of laborers needed on assembly lines.

• Factories began increasing wages and lengthened the work day.

• Factories began using more and more women as labor over time.

Telegraph

● Made communication easier and faster across the

state

● Many jobs were created
● The line completed between Galveston and

Houston along the Galveston, Harrisburg and
Houston Railway in 1860 is described as the first
permanent telegraph line and first railway
telegraph line in Texas. It made communication between the cities almost instant!

Multiple Choice

Part A

Which statement BEST explains the impact of the telegraph in Texas?

• The telegraph allowed for the faster transport of goods across the state.

• The telegraph revolutionized farming in Texas.

• The telegraph increased the speed of communication across the state.

• The telegraph contributed to the rise of cattle farming.

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which statement provides evidence for the answer to Part A?

The telegraph increased the speed of communication across the state.

• "In the early years of Texas, people depended on mail carriers to deliver the mail."

• "Newspapers such as the Texas Register or the Galveston Daily News were the most popular."

• "In the 1840s the telegraph changed how Texans received the news."

• "Now, towns received news almost instantly when a major event occurred."