Unit 10 Review

African Americans and Tejano Soldiers faced discrimination in the armed forces

• True

• False

What event occurred on "Black Tuesday" that began the Great Depression?

• A significant technological advancement
• A major political reform
• A natural disaster
• The stock market crash.

During the Great Depression, which program did President Franklin D. Roosevelt create to provide immediate economic relief?

• New Deal

• Fair Deal

• Square Deal

• New Frontier

During WWII, What camps were intended for confining people of Japanese decent?

• Refugee camps
• Internment camps
• Prisoner of war camps
• Concentration camps

A violation of civil rights that occurred in the United States during World War II was the

• arrests made as a result of the Palmer raids

• passage of an open immigration law

• internment of Japanese Americans

• forced removal of Native American Indians from their reservations

President Hoover did not believe that the federal government should get involved in helping unemployed people.

• True

• False

What was an important contribution Texas provided?

• NASA

• WWII military training

• POW Camps

All of the following describe Texan Sam Rayburn EXCEPT

• long serving US Congressman

• 33rd President of the United States

• Speaker of the House of Representatives

• Supporter of FDRs New Deal

An impact of WWII for African Americans and Tejanos, was that it strengthened their resolve to achieve equal rights.

• True

• False

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation

• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

• High winds and railroad construction

• Severe heat and rapid suburban development