Texas History Unit Great Depression and WWII study guide

As a result of the dust storms —

• temperatures within the Dust Bowl declined

• states outside of the Dust Bowl were affected

• states along the Pacific received storm damage

• much of the land in and around the Dust Bowl is a desert today

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

*Served in the Texas House of Representatives

*Served as the Speaker of the House for the U.S. House of

Representatives

*Served as vice-president during Franklin Roosevelt's first two terms

Which Texan is described by the information above?

• Sam Rayburn

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John Nance Garner

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which Texan became a celebrated movie star after serving as a highly

decorated soldier in the Second World War?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John Nance Garner

• Audie Murphy

• Chester W. Nimitz

*New military facilities

*Naval and aircraft production

*Ammunition plants

*Petroleum plants

The arrival in Texas of the industries described above 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.

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.

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.

Texas acted to manage problems arising from the Dust Bowl in the

1930s by —

• building windmills to power water pumps

• halting cattle drives through the Panhandle

• planting new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion

• moving major agricultural production out of the Panhandle