Great Depression and WWII - Texas History

Put the eras in the correct chronological order.

• III, I, IV, II

• I, II, III, IV

• II, IV, I, III

• IV, III, II, I

What nickname was given to the event that happened on October 29, 1929?

• Red Sunday

• Blue Monday

• Black Tuesday

• Green Thursday

What would be the best title for this bar graph?

• Unemployment

• Texas Population

• Business Profits

• Home Ownership

What were the physical causes that led to the image you see here?

• Excessive rainfall in a short period of time

• A blizzard that lasted three months

• A wildfire that destroyed hundreds of acres

• Hot, dry winds and high temperatures

Which region of Texas saw the most damage done by dust storms?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

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

• Using too much fertilizer on the land

• Overproduction of crops and overgrazing of the land

• Building too many houses and apartment complexes

• All of these answers are correct

What was this invention primarily used for?

• Traveling from place to place

• Repairing trains

• Plowing fields

• Paving roads

Which of the following happened as a result of the dust storms that struck Texas?

• dirt clogged cars and tractors, making them inoperable

• people moved to Texas to become “dirt farmers”

• ranchers developed a breed of cows that were dirt-resistant

• All of these answers are correct

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

• they paid farmers $5000 to make up for their lost profits

• they hired workers to plant trees and reshape the land

• they trained the farmers to grow crops in drier climates

• they bought up the farmers’ land and sold it piece by piece

What nickname was given to the camps of homeless people that began to appear in the major cities around the U.S.?

• Homeless Villages

• Vagrant Corners

• Displaced Cities

• Hoovervilles