Great Depression + WWII

Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?

• World War II, New Deal, Dust Bowl, Great Depression

• Dust Bowl, World War II, New Deal, Great Depression

• New Deal, World War II, Great Depression, Dust Bowl

• Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, World War II

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

• Gas rationing reduced traffic in busy cities.

• It provided additional government funding to oil companies.

• Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on the land.

• Thousands were employed to build roads and bridges.

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

• 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 of the following was a result of World War II in Texas?

• Voters elected only Democratic candidates.

• African Americans became the largest minority group.

• The economy of the state moved more toward industrialization.

• Population growth caused more people to move from the suburbs to the cities.

These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

• Hoovervilles

• Rooseveltiums

• Wilsontowns

• Rye

Why were Japanese & German Americans sent to Internment Camps during WWII?

• To protect them from citizens upset about the war

• To force them to work in Labor Camps

• Because the U.S. was worried they might be spies for the Enemy (Germany & Japan)

• To force them to be soldiers for the U.S. Army.

What caused the Great Depression to be damaging to the agricultural sector?

• A Severe Drought

• The Stock Market Crash

• Huge insects

• High unemployment

Early New Deal programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were effective because they –

• provided work for the unemployed

• stabilized the stock market

• nationalized banks

What were some ways that farmers caused the Dust Bowl through their actions?

• Over plowing and over grazing by cattle and other livestock

• They dusted their houses too much

• Fence cutting wars

• Buying too much land and not being able to pay back the bank

What years were the Great Depression?

• 1930-1939

• 1914-1918

• 1941-1945

• 1860-1855