Texas in The Great Depression and WWII Review

1. All of the terms below are describing what event?

• Droughts

• Overproduction

• High Winds

• The Great Depression

• The Dust Bowl

• The New Deal

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

What major event caused the United States to enter World War I in 1917?

• Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Bombing at the World Trade Center

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Sinking of the Lusitania

Who was the first female governor of Texas?

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Barbera Jordan

• Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

• Bessie Coleman

The ______________________ telegram was a coded message sent from a German diplomat to Mexican authorities asking for Mexico to join the war in exchange for returning their "lost land" from the United States.

• Zimmerman

• Lorenzo

• Infamy

• Lusitania

Which country chose to lead a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, leading to the United States joining World War II?

• Japan

• North Korea

• Germany

• Italy

Which President started a series of government job programs that became known as the New Deal?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

Read each bullet point below. Decide which famous historical figure is being described.

• I'm an African American who enlisted in the U.S Navy during World War II

• I was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor and shot down a Japanese plane, even though I received no formal training

• Because of my bravery and actions during Pearl Harbor, I received the Navy Cross Award in 1942

• Oveta Culp Hobby

• Audie Murphy

• Chester Nimitz

• Doris "Dorie" Miller

What event happened on December 7, 1941?

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The decoding of the Zimmerman Telegram

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Electricity

• Phone Service

• Refrigerators

• Electric Appliances

•  The addition of these items in Texan homes in the 1920's showed a shift from a __________ to __________ state. 

• 
  Rural to Urban

• Popular to Unpopular

• Urban to Rural

• Agricultural to Industrial

Which of the following were things that people on the home front did to support the war?

Hint: Select 3 correct answers

• 
  Growing victory gardens

• Rationing

• Buying war bonds

• Soup Kitchens