Unit 11 Concept Check Retake

All of the following are characteristics of Texas during the Great Depression EXCEPT -

• Boom and bust in the cotton industry

• Dust Bowl drought

• New Deal programs

• Internment camps

Which event is  earliest on a timeline or was the first to begin?

• WWII

• Stock Market Crash

• Dust Bowl

• New Deal

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

• Thousands were employed to build roads and bridges

• Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on the land

• It provided additional funding to oil companies

• Gas rationing reduced traffic in busy cities

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

• Supply of products decreased, causing higher prices

• Increased demand for products led to a loss of jobs

• Underproduction led to price increases

• Overproduction led to price decreases

Which event set the Great Depression into motion?

• WW2

• WWI

• The Dust Bowl

• The Stock Market Crash

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Dust Bowl in Texas?

• Texas was not affected by the Dust Bowldust bowl

• The Dust Bowl mainly affected the Coastal Plains Region

• The Dust Bowl mainly affected the Great Plains Region

• The Dust Bowl mainly affected the Mountains & Basins Region

On Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed. This day is also known in Texas/American History as:

• Black Gold

• Economic Boom Tuesday

• Black Thursday

• Black Tuesday

The era known as the Great Depression lasted from:

• 1836-1845

• 1845-1861

• 1929-1945

• 1940-1951