Unit 10 Review (Texas During the Great Depression & World War 2

An economic impact of the 20th-century events described above was —

• the election of a new president

• high unemployment rates

• civil rights for Hispanics

• severe drought in the Great Plains

During World War II, American armed forces needed machinery like planes, ships, tanks, and jeeps. This need influenced the Texas economy by —

• creating a bust cycle in the agricultural industry

• increasing demand in the cotton industry

• reducing the need for the cattle industry

• creating a boom in the oil and gas industry

In the 1930s, physical factors, such as extremely high temperatures and severe droughts, led to the Dust Bowl. What human factors also contributed to this natural disaster?

• Farmers over planted their crops and planted in straight rows.

• Farmers fenced in their lands and killed off wildlife.

• Farmers did not harvest enough of their crops.

• Farmers wasted water by digging too many wells for irrigation.

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.

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 farmers on the land.

• Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.

• Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.

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.

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.

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