Unit 11 Review: Great Depression and WW2

A. Texas Revolution, B. Age of Contact C. Cotton, Cattle and Railroads D. Spanish Colonial Era

Arrange the eras in the correct chronological order from earliest to latest

• C, B, D, A

• B, D, A, C

• D, B, A, C

• A, C, B, D

What was the nickname for the famous event that happened on October 29th, 1929?

• Bloody Sunday

• Blue Monday

• St. Valentines Day Massacre

• Black Tuesday

What time Period of American History is depicted in the year 1929-1940 on this Unemployment Graph?

• The Great Recession

• The Great Depression

• The Economic Dust Boom

• The American Economic Boost

What conditions led to the event pictured here?

• Hurricanes blowing in from the gulf of Mexico

• Excessive Rainfall kicking up dust into storms

• Freezing Blizzard Conditions

• Dry temperatures, and hot dry winds

Which of the following is a human cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Hot Dry Weather

• Over-Grazing of the land

• Too many cities being constructed at that time

• Overuse of Chemicals on the crops.

What region of Texas was hit by the most severe storms?

• The Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins Region

• The Great Plains

• The North Central Plains

What is this machine (Dan Albone's Agricultural Motor) generally used for?

• Paving asphalt roads

• Splitting logs

• Plowing Fields

• As an early model train engine

Which of these events happened due to the dust storms that ravaged Texas?

• New types of animals were bred to handle the dust

• All of the Lakes in Texas were drained to protect the drinking water

• The dirt was collected and mined for its precious minerals

• Dirt clogged cars and tractors to where they couldn't operate

What did the U.S. government do to help farming in Texas after the dust storms came through?

• They issued checks to every farmer for $10,000.00 to purchase new seeds.

• The government supplied every farmer with a new tractor to improve their land

• They hired workers to plant trees and reshape the damaged land

• The government provided free workers to the farmers for a year to rebuild their farms

What nickname was given to the clusters of homeless camps that popped up in cities around the U.S. at the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Roosevelt's Ruins

• Hoovervilles

• The Forgotten Cities

• Shantyvilles