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WorksheetsUnit 10 Great Depression/ WWII
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year did the Great Depression begin?
a)
1919
b)
1929
c)
1939
d)
1949
2.
What year did the USA enter World War II?
a)
1901
b)
1921
c)
1931
d)
1941
3.
What caused the Great Depression to be damaging to the agricultural sector?
a)
the stock market crash
b)
a severe drought
c)
huge insects
d)
high unemployment
4.
Some Texans moved to California during the
a)
First World War
b)
Second War War
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
5.
The New Deal Programs were enacted by which president?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
6.
Who was the movie star that was from Texas that was the most decorated soldier of World War II?
a)
English Prime Minister Churchill
b)
Dorie Miller
c)
Audie Murphy
d)
President Herbert Hoover
7.
What did Texas have that was needed for the war effort during World War II?
a)
women laborers
b)
soldiers
c)
natural resources
d)
all of the above
8.
Which occurred first?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
New Deal
d)
World War II
9.
How did the Dust Bowl affect the economy of Texas?
a)
Flooding hurt farmers.
b)
Many farmers lost farms to banks.
c)
More people started farming.
d)
It did not effect the economy.
10.
Which Texan served as Vice President under President Franklin Roosevelt?
a)
Audie Murphy
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
John Nance Garner
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
11.
Texans during the 1930s planted trees and vegetation to
a)
block the strong winds.
b)
encourage rain chances.
c)
prevent erosion
d)
beautify the landscape.
12.
During the Great Depression, prices declined and economic growth slowed because of
a)
underproduction of oil and crops
b)
overproduction of oil and crops
13.
Dust storms during the Dust Bowl affected a large part of Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which of the following would indicate an international conflict?
a)
Military facilities
b)
Naval and aircraft production
c)
Ammunition plants
d)
all of the above
15.
How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas during the Great Depression?
a)
Supply of products decreased
b)
Overproduction led to price decreases
c)
Underproduction caused price increases
d)
None of the above
16.
Which is true about the 30's dust storms?
a)
States outside the Dust Bowl were affected
b)
temperatures decreased
17.
How did the New Deal help the citizens of Texas?
a)
provided jobs
b)
fixed cotton prices
c)
gave away free oil.
d)
None of these
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