Texas History Unit 10 WWI WWII Great Depression

What course of action did many African American farmers in Texas follow in the early years of the Depression?

• They left farms to find work in the cities.

• They planted more acres using aid from government agencies.

• They moved to Mexico to farm there.

• They purchased abandoned farms in the Dust Bowl area.

Why did many independent oil drillers drill wells in East Texas in the 1930s?

• because the price of oil dropped

• because the major oil companies did not think East Texas would produce much oil and did not drill there

• because the Texas Railroad Commission ordered an increase in oil production in East Texas

• because drilling in other parts of the state required advanced technology that the independents could not afford

What physical factor contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

• abandoned farms

• several mild winters

• unusually hot, dry weather

• a series of tornadoes

What led to the failure of a large number of banks in 1929?

• stable stock prices

• rising oil prices

• rising crop prices

• declining levels of business activity

Why did Texas farmers plant more wheat after World War I?

• increased demand in Europe

• decreasing wheat prices

• increased bread production

• it grew well in the “Dust Bowl”

The Great Depression started during Herbert Hoover’s presidency?

• True

• False

launched the New Deal

• Roosevelt

• Johnson

What was the purpose of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration?

• to hire young men to work on public projects

• to encourage Texas farmers to adopt better farming practices

• to provide money to state and local agencies to give to unemployed people

elected the first female governor of Texas

• Miriam "Ma" Amanda Ferguson

• Antonio Maceo Smith

• Dr. Lawrence Nixon

What was the result of the 1938 strike by Mexican American workers at the pecan factories in San Antonio?

• new factories were built

• improved pay and working conditions

• workers were fired

• factories moved to other states