Unit 11 - Great Depression and WW II

The Great Depression in Texas was especially damaging to the agricultural sector because of —

• a severe drought.
  
• the New Deal programs.
  
• the introduction of rationing.
  
• a bust in the cotton industry.
  

Which event was the first to begin?

• New Deal
• Dust Bowl
• Second World War
• Great Depression

The arrival in Texas of the industries described in the image was the direct result of —

• the New Deal.
  
• the Dust Bowl.
  
• international conflict.
  
• an economic depression.
  

How did Texas economically benefit from U.S. involvement in the Second World War?

• Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers in the war.
  
• Rationing consumer goods stimulated the growth of businesses.
  
• Natural resources in Texas were needed to supply the war effort.
  
• Locating internment camps in Texas brought consumers to the region.
  

How did the Dust Bowl impact Texas society?

• Children moved from factory work to field work.
  
• Some North Texas farmers moved west to California.
  
• Minority groups gained legal protections for equal pay.
  
• Women began working in the fields in much greater numbers.
  

How did New Deal programs change the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?

• Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities.
  
• Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmer on the land.
  
• Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.
  
• Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.
  

Why were many military bases built in Texas during the Second World War?

• Several military generals were from Texas.
  
• Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.
  
• Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.
  
• Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.
  

Which conclusion accurately describes the change in cotton production in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s?

• Cotton farms moved closer to cities.
  
• Fewer acres were planted for cotton.
  
• Farmers increased prices for cotton.
  
• Cotton production per acre increased.
  

Which inference about population in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s is best supported by data in the maps?

• The population shifted eastward in the 1940s.
• Fewer people worked in rural Texas in the 1940s.
  
• The population of Texas declined during the 1930s.
  
• The number of migrant workers increased by the 1940s.
  

Which conclusion is supported by data in the maps?

• Dust storms caused the Dust Bowl.
  
• Dust storms were most severe west of the Dust Bowl.
  
• The Dust Bowl extended from Texas to North Dakota.
  
• Dust storms affected a large part of Texas.