Great Depression and WWII

Based on the data, cities in Texas that experienced the least population growth during the

1930s were located in -

• North Central Texas

• The Rio Grande Valley

• Along the Gulf Coast

• In the Panhandle

Answer explanation

Fort Worth had the least growth and is located in the North Central Plains of TX

How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas during the 1930s?

• Overproduction led to price decrease

• Underproduction led to loss of jobs

• increased demand for products led to a loss of jobs

• supply of products decreased causing higher prices

How did the 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

As a result of the dust storms-

• temperatures within the Dust Bowl declined

• states outside 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

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 all 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

How did the Dust Bowl impact Texas society?

• Children moved from factory work to field work

• some North Texas farmers moved west to California

• Minority groups gained legal protections for equal pay

• Women began working in the fields in much greater numbers

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

How did the Dust Bowl affect economic development in Texas?

• Many farms were lost to banks

• The demand for Texas crops declined

• Employment in major cities increased

• Oil production declined in West Texas