Texas History Great Depression/ WWII

In 1941, ______ attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. President ______ called the day, 'a date that will live in infamy' during a radio broadcast. Over 1.5 million military personnel came from Texas. Two of the highest commanders, General Dwight Eisenhower and Admiral Chester Nimitz, were born in Texas.

• Japan

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Germany

Texas farmers suffered the impact of drought on the plains.

• Great Depression

• World War II

• Cattle drives

• Mexican American War

Texas men volunteered for military service in large numbers.

• Great Depression

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Revolutionary War

Franklin D. Roosevelt created New Deal programs to create jobs for Americans during when?

• Great Depression

• World War II

• Civil War

• Age of contact

when did Japanese planes bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• Great Depression

• World War II

• Texas Revolution

• Mayflower Compact

When did Women and minority groups took new jobs in factories?

• Great Depression

• World War II

• Cold War

• Early Texas Statehood

The accomplishments above belong to which Texas leader? - Long-serving U.S. Congressman - Speaker of the House of Representatives - Supporter of Roosevelt's New Deal

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• George Herbert Walker Bush

• Sam Rayburn

• Admiral Nimitz

Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statements. In 1929, stock prices fell to historic lows on Wall Street causing many Americans to lose millions of dollars. The stock market crash contributed to the _________, which lasted for over a decade. In Texas, oil prices fell and companies were forced to lay off their workers, leading to record _________ across the state. In the Panhandle, farmers struggled from the long period of drought which caused the __________. The economic downturn didn't end until the U.S. mobilized for World War II.

• Great Depression

• unemployment

• Dust Bowl

• Mexican National Era

• Age of oil

Texas politicians embraced which political solution to the Great Depression?

• Rationing

• The New Deal

• Hoovervilles

• Social Realism

The Dust Bowl hit Texas especially hard. What was the greatest impact of this event?

• Crops flourished and farms expanded.

• Crops were destroyed and farms were lost to banks.

• Government programs were implemented to prevent crime.

• Social programs were created to prevent crime.