Great Depression and WWII

What event led directly to the U.S. involvement in WWII?

• German submarines launched an attack on Washngton D.C.

• Russian assassins managed to kill the U.S. Presidnet

• Japan attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

• Germany invading Poland

What major event started the Great Depression?

• Dust Bowl

• President Hoover being elected as president

• Overproduction of Oil and Cotton

• Stock Market Crash

Over plowing the land, severe drought & digging up the prairie grasses...all led to the?

• Great Depression

• WWII

• Black Tuesday

• Dust Bowl

The New Deal Programs were enacted by which president?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What would be the best title for this bar graph?

• Unemployment

• Texas population

• Business Profits

• Home Ownership

What important role did Oveta Culp Hobby play during World War II?

• Commander of the Women's Army Corps

• Creator of the Red Cross

• First Lady of the United States

• Governor of Texas

Which of the following best describes the Great Depression?

• A period of economic success and progressive ideas

• A time period in which thousands of Americans mourned the loss of WWII soldiers

• A time period where the banking industry improved even after the Stock Market crashed

• A time of high unemployment and low economic activity occurring between WWI and WWII

How were women's lives affected during World War I?

• Women entered the military

• Women entered the workforce

• Women entered the home life

• Women entered the government

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

• Additional government funding was provided to oil companies

• Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on their land

• Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities

• Thousands found employment building roads and bridges

How did the Dust Bowl affect economic development in Texas?

• Many farms made money from the banks

• Oil production increased in West Texas

• Many farms were lost to banks since they couldn't grow crops