History Quiz

Which significant individual correctly replaces the question mark for this list? - Served in Texas House of Representatives - Longest-serving U.S. Speaker of the House - Helped create the Securities and Exchange Commission

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Sam Rayburn

• Herbert Hoover

• Roy Bedichek

Why is October 29, 1929, referred to as Black Tuesday?

• Oil was discovered in Beaumont.

• U.S. troops were sent to Europe.

• The U.S. Stock Market crashed.

• Dust clouds destroyed the South.

What event caused the United States to get involved in World War II?

• Germany launched an attack on Washington D.C.

• Russia overthrew the English Parliament.

• Italy dropped atomic bombs on France.

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Which title best completes this graph?

• Unemployment During the Great Depression

• Texas Population During the Oil Boom

• Business Profits in Major Texas Cities

• Homeownership Among World War II Veterans

What did Walter Prescott Web do?

• Created realistic sculptures of famous Texas heroes

• Helped save the Texas longhorn after writing The Longhorns

• Served as director of the Texas State Historical Society

• Connected life experiences to nature in Adventures with a Texas Naturalist

What did J. Frank Dobie do?

• Created realistic sculptures of famous Texas heroes

• Helped save the Texas longhorn after writing The Longhorns

• Served as director of the Texas State Historical Society

• Connected life experiences to nature in Adventures with a Texas Naturalist

What did Roy Bedicheck do?

• Created realistic sculptures of famous Texas heroes

• Helped save the Texas longhorn after writing The Longhorns

• Served as director of the Texas State Historical Society

• Connected life experiences to nature in Adventures with a Texas Naturalist

Which statements explain the physical causes of the Dust Bowl? Select TWO correct answers.

• Farmers planted crops to provide food to U.S. troops in World War II.

• The Great Plains region suffered from extreme drought.

• Ranchers allowed cattle to overgraze on prairie grasses.

• The growing population built housing on unpredictable land.

• Heavy winds eroded and carried off the dry topsoil.

Which legislative action did Congress take to address the event referenced in Roosevelt's address?

• Placed a boycott on Japanese products

• Provided funding for nuclear weapons

• Formally declared war on Japan

• Confirmed the nations' neutrality

How did Texans adapt to their environment after the Dust Bowl?

• By building barbed wire fences

• By expanding railroad networks

• By lowering port city elevations

• By practicing soil conservation