Great Depression/Dust Bowl/WWII/CRM

If the supply of oil, is greater than the demand for oil, what happens to the price of oil.

• Oil Prices Decline

• Oil Prices Increase

• The price of oil is not affected

• High oil supply means that oil demand will automatically rise.

Which of the following was an issue faced by citizens during the Great Depression?

• Mexico trying to reclaim land lost during the Mexican American war.

• Underproduction of oil leading to layoffs

• Big banks were bailed out by Herbert Hoover

• Record high unemployment rates.

During World War II, many Texans moved from rural areas to big cities to work in booming industries, what is this called?

• Urbanization

• Ruralfication

• Desegregation

• Yuppyism

How was credit and investing one of the major causes of stock market crash in 1929, leading to the Great Depression?

• Mexico wanted all of its investments back.

• People were not able to repay their loans/credit.

• The government raised taxes too high on credit.

• Banks kept money from citizens so banks would not close.

What was significance of the Dust Bowl?

• The Dust Bowl destroyed most of the new factories in Texas/Midwest

• More people started investing again in the stock market.

• Decade long drought that ruined crops in the Midwest.

• A bowl of dust collected from the crops in Texas.

How did the Texas economy benefit from World War II?

• It's resources like oil were helpful to the war effort.

• None of the Texas crops were affected from the Dust Bowl

• It sent the most soldiers to WWII

• It had left over tanks from the Texas Revolution to send to WWII

What directly caused the United States to get involved in the second World War?

• Japan attacking the U.S. in Pearl Harbor

• Germany attacking the U.S. in Pearl Harbor

• Germany convinced Mexico to invade the U.S.

• Japan bombed Hearl Parbor

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s main strategy while fighting for equal rights?

• Running for Governor of Alabama so he could change the laws.

• Using violence to elicit fear into the South.

• By protesting peacefully and practicing civil disobedience.

• By talking to the president himself to change the country.

Which court case established "Separate but equal"? (Allowing LEGAL segregation)

• Sweatt v. Painter

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Texas v. Johnson

Which of the following is significant outcome of the civil rights movement?

• Increased respect for school teachers.

• Increased farming jobs.

• Increased rights for women after the Civil War

• More political involvement from Mexican and African Americans.