WorksheetsTexas History- WWI and the 1920's
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
The United States entered World War I in 1914 along with other European nations.
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False
Many of the Texan soldiers who died in World War I died of the disease influenza.
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False
Colonel Edward M. House helped write peace treaty terms after World War I.
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False
Mexican Americans and Mexicans living in Texas who were not U.S. citizens served in the military during World War I.
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False
Many Texas women served in the military in combat roles during World War I.
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False
Why was General John J. Pershing sent by President Woodrow Wilson to Mexico?
to help Mexican president Carranza get reelected
to lead the Texas National Guard patrolling the Big Bend area
to capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, who had raided the United States
to help the Mexican government determine the country’s borders
Why did San Antonio allow a large group of Mexican Chinese to settle there?
They were given permission to return to Texas with General Pershing.
San Antonio and other large Texas cities needed permanent settlers.
Mexican Chinese were not considered true immigrants.
Texas immigration laws were different from those of the United States.
Why did Germany’s telegram to the Mexican president outrage Americans?
Germany asked Mexico to spy on the United States.
Germany asked Mexico to remain neutral.
Germany revealed its plan to attack American ships.
Germany promised to help Mexico regain lands lost in the U.S.-Mexican War.
Why was Kelly Field near San Antonio important to the American war effort?
Nearly all of America’s military pilots were trained there.
Mexican American troops were trained there.
General John J. Pershing trained Texan National Guard troops there
German Texans were detained there during the war.
What did Texan civilians do to support the American war effort?
started the Red Cross
bought war bonds
supported German Texans
ignored segregation laws
governor who gained fame for prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members for violent crimes
Dan Moody
Earle Mayfield
Ku Klux Klan member elected to U.S. Senate in 1922
Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter
Earle Mayfield
guitarist who helped shape the blues musical tradition
Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
governor of Texas elected in 1924 who won on an anti-Klan platform
Earle Mayfield
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
head of the Joint Legislative Council who later served as Texas secretary of state
Jane Y. McCallum
Dan Moody
Which of the following population trends occurred in Texas in the 1920s?
Texas’s farm population grew greatly
Most population growth occurred in Texas’s rural areas.
Texas’s cities grew in size as urbanization increased.
Texas’s cities became smaller as urbanization decreased.
In the 1920s, installment plans and the spread of electricity contributed to growing demand for what products?
advertising
appliances
cars and trucks
movie tickets
While new chain stores in the 1920s reached urban customers, how did many people in rural areas get access to new products?
door-to-door salespeople
online shopping
air mail
mail-order catalogs
What was an outcome of the work of the Joint Legislative Council?
Laws were passed to regulate the use of child labor in Texas.
The state board of education was eliminated.
Wages for women surpassed those of men in the workplace.
White supremacist leaders were elected to positions in the Texas government.
Which of the following issues was important to the newly formed Ku Klux Klan in 1915?
equal rights for women
immigration
U.S. involvement in World War I
Prohibition
Boom-and-bust cycles refer to shifts between prosperity and economic struggles.
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False
Booming demand for livestock led to economic gains for ranchers in the 1920s.
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False
Clothing manufacturing expanded after World War I, and Texas built cotton mills.
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False
West Texas attracted oil refineries after the end of World War I.
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False
Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston grew rapidly in the 1920s as Texans left farms and ranches.
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False
Why did Texas cotton farmers face hard economic times after World War I?
Cotton prices increased from 10 cents to 42 cents per pound.
Landlords forced tenant farmers to grow crops other than cotton.
Farmers could not keep up with the increased demand for cotton.
The price of cotton fell as increased supply exceeded demand.
Why did the timber industry in East Texas suffer in the 1920s?
Most forests had been cleared.
Gas and oil became cheaper fuels
Wood from other states was cheaper.
The wood was of poor quality for building.
What type of plants first opened in Texas in the 1920s to supply national markets?
general dairy products
timber
meat processing
military products
A new shipping channel in 1914 helped boost the economy of which Texas city?
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Brownsville
Why was the Texas Highway Department created?
to encourage the registration of all vehicles in the state
to take advantage of federal funding for building highways within the state
to help Texas cities create traffic laws
to create a police department to patrol newly built roads
