
Great Depression in Texas Quiz
Authored by Stephen Pearson
Social Studies
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event in October of 1929 significantly contributed to the onset of the Great Depression?
The start of World War II
The signing of a peace treaty
The stock market crash
The invention of the automobile
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which program provided relief and economic recovery during the Great Depression by creating jobs and helping to build parks and lakes in Texas?
The Texas Oil Program
The Civilian Conservation Corps
The Texas Employment Initiative
The New Technology Fund
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the main economic activities that Texas relied on at the beginning of the Depression?
Technology manufacturing
Stock market investments
Oil production
Automobile sales
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the price of oil per barrel when overproduction caused prices to drop during the Depression in Texas?
Two dollars
Fifty cents
Eight cents
One dollar
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a social consequence of the Great Depression in Texas?
Increased immigration to Texas
Tension among different groups due to job competition
A rise in technology jobs
Improved relations with neighboring states
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did many Mexican American farmworkers do as a result of the Great Depression in Texas?
They started new businesses
They moved to other states within the USA
They left Texas and returned to Mexico to find jobs
They formed unions to demand higher wages
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event occurred on Thursday, April 18, 1935, in Texas?
A large, billowing dust cloud appeared on the western horizon
A hurricane hit the coast
A flood caused by heavy rain
A snowstorm covered the area
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