Unit 10 Test Review

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

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 farms.

• Natural resources in TX were needed to supply the war effort such as cotton, oil, food, and lumber.

• Internment camps in TX brought consumers to the area

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, bridges, and natural parks.

• Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.

How did the overproduction of oil, gas and crops impact the TX economy in the Great Depression?

• Prices declined and economic growth slowed.

• Increased production resulted in record profits.

• New workers were hired to meet production demands.

• Export markets expanded to send these products overseas.

To limit the buying of goods is to 

• spare
• ration 
• barter  
• discount 

Who did Adolf Hitler blame for Germany's problems? 

• Jews  
• Americans 
• African Americans  
• Women and children 

What makes the best title for the following list:
1- Bank failures
2- Stock market crash
3- Over-production of goods
4- Debt from consumer credit

• Start of WW2

• Causes of the Great Depression

• Increase in agricultural production
• Decrease in agricultural production

What was true of Texas women during the 1940s in WW2?

• Many women lost their basic rights and had staged protests.

• Women lost the right to vote in many areas in Texas
• Women joined the military and fought in combat for the first time
• More women entered the work force than ever before

What effect did WW2 have on the Texas economy?

• The economy declined due to depression
• The war created huge economic growth
• Military camps closed throughout the state
• The oil industry reduced its production