TX in WWI, Great Depression, WWII

Which was NOT a factor of TX entering World War 1

• Nationalism

• Drought

• Imperialism

• Militarization

Which of the following contributed to the establishment of training camps in Texas during World War I?

• available land (wide open spaces) and connecting railroad networks

• available cotton and shipping ports

• availability of planes, trains and automobiles

• availability of oil and cotton

The Zimmerman note exposed the German plan to

• make a truce with Russia.

• help Mexico regain territory lost to the U.S.

• sink passenger ships without warning.

• plant German spies in the United States.

Which event contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I?

• the attack on Pearl Harbor

• the explosion of the Maine

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the fall of Saigon

Which event led to the immediate outbreak of World War I?

• Germany’s formation of the Central powers

• the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

• Germany’s use of submarine attacks against commercial ships

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

The fighting in World War I took place mostly in -

• the trenches

• the forest

• the ocean

• the air

Given the need for food and materials for the war effort, how might life have been changed for normal people in Texas?

• Foreign imports helped our economy.

• People learned to live with much less.

• Times were good and there was plenty to go around.

• People wasted large amounts of food

The spark of outrage due to the Zimmerman telegram effected Texas in what way?

• The United States became more neutral

• The U.S. Mexican border was left unguarded

• Texans were eager to join the war

• Texans sided with Mexico

Why were so many training fields located in Texas?

• number of factories available

• Warm weather most of the year

• easy access to railroads

• large population of Texas

President Roosevelt's plan helped Americans, but the event that officially ended the Great Depression was -

• World War I

• World War II

• Dust Bowl

• Spanish-American War