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2nd Semester Review

Total questions: 144

Worksheet time: 3hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The current capitol of Texas is Austin.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Texas government used offers of currency to attract new settlers to Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What problems did the new Republic of Texas have with Mexico?
a)
Mexico insisted that Texas owed Mexico money.
b)
Mexico refused to recognize Texas' independence.
c)
Mexico would not return the hostages who had been captured during the revolution.
d)
Mexico had troops stationed in land that belonged to Texas.
4.
What problems did every president of Texas face?
a)
Problems with American Indians
b)
Large public debt
c)
Problems with Mexico
d)
All answers correct
5.
Why is Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the “Father of Texas Education”?
a)
He persuaded Congress to set aside acreage for public schools in each county.
b)
Because he was a college professor.
c)
He forced all Texas residents to pay a school tax for each child in the family.
d)
His father was the president of Harvard.
6.
How did the Santa Fe Expedition increase tensions between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Mexico was mad because Lamar had ordered troops to cross the Rio Grande to pursue Mexican forces. 
b)
The Mexican government attempted to take over Santa Fe.
c)
Lamar sent troops to secure land in the New Mexico territory.
d)
Mexican forces teamed with Cherokee to attack Texans.
7.

What was the 1st capital of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Columbia

c)

Austin

d)

Houston

8.

What was the final capital of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Columbia

c)

Austin

d)

Houston

9.

Who was the 1st elected president of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

Sam Houston

10.

Who signed a treaty with Native Americans giving them land?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

Sam Houston

11.

What was the 2nd capital of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Columbia

c)

Austin

d)

Houston

12.

Who was the final capital of the Republic of Texas named after?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

Sam Houston

13.

What group was formed to protect and defend Texans?

a)

Texas Senate

b)

Texas Army

c)

Texas Minutemen

d)

Texas Rangers

14.

True or false: The Republic of Texas could afford an army if their own.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

What did the Republic of Texas set aside land for?

a)

Banks

b)

The capital building

c)

Schools

d)

Ranches

16.

Which Republic of Texas was against annexation?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

Sam Houston

17.
Why did the U.S. not annex Texas in 1837? 
a)
to avoid having another free state enter the union
b)
because Americans did not think the area was worthwhile
c)
to avoid war with Mexico
d)
because few Americans lived there
18.
Texas chose _______ to be their first president.
a)
Spongebob Squarepants
b)
Sam Houston
c)
George Washington
19.
What does the word debt mean?
a)
repaying money
b)
money owed to others
c)
people who like Spongebob
d)
craziness
20.
The word economic relates to which of the following?
a)
money
b)
bread
c)
bananas
d)
missions
21.
Texas won the Battle of the Alamo.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Texas won its independence.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Who is known as the "Father of Texas Education"?
a)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
b)
David G. Burnet
c)
Anson Jones
d)
Spongebob
24.
Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Sam Houston
c)
David Burnet
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
25.
Why was the United States hesitant to annex Texas as a state?
a)
Mexico refused to recognize Texas as being independent and slavery disputes.
b)
Texas was not independent and had no written constitution.
c)
Slavery disputes and conflicts with Native Americans.
d)
United States did not recognize Texas as independent and conflicts with Native Americans.
26.
Anson Jones was a leader during the —
a)
Battle of Gonzales
b)
Annexation of Texas
c)
Early settlement of Texas
d)
Signing of the Treaties of Velasco
27.
What was a major challenge for Sam Houston's Presidency?
a)
U.S attacks
b)
Debt
c)
Santa Anna changing the treaty
d)
Foreign trades
28.
What was the duty of the Texas Rangers?
a)
Protect Texas from Indian attacks
b)
Protect Texas from the United States
c)
Transfer imported goods to Mexico
29.
Manifest Destiny is the belief that America should...
a)
join with Germany 
b)
expand west
c)
go to war with Canada
d)
remain as is
30.
A major influence for immigration was
a)
political freedom
b)
religious diversity
c)
social advancement
d)
economic opportunity
31.
Mexico thought the border of Texas was the
a)
Nueces river
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Pecos River
d)
San Jacinto River
32.
Which of the following is an example of an economic effect...
a)
trade with another country
b)
removing people from land
c)
gaining control of Rivers
d)
doubling the size of the US
33.
Mexican cession was
a)
land Mexico got from the treaty of  Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
land Mexico gave to France
c)
land the the US aquired from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
34.
Why did Polk say we needed to declare war with Mexico?
a)
We need more land
b)
The gold rush in California
c)
American blood spilled on American soil
d)
If we win we get the recipe for temales
35.
Which act did congress pass to encourage more people to move west?
a)
The Homestead Act
b)
The Homework Act
c)
The Compromise of 1850
d)
The Texas Act
36.
Texas was annexed in what year?
a)
1850
b)
1845
c)
1848
d)
1519
37.
Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?
a)
Versialles
b)
San Jacinto
c)
Vera Cruz
d)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
38.
Which state was part of the Mexican cession?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Oregon
c)
Montana
d)
California
39.
Why did many Texans favor annexation to the United States?
a)
Texas debts from the republic would be paid.
b)
Texas would be a territory rather than a state.
c)
Texas would keep 21 million acres of public land.
d)
Texas could be divided into five states.
40.
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
Texas gained independence from Mexico.
b)
Americans agreed to admit Texas into the union.
c)
Peace was established with American Indian tribes.
d)
The United States and Mexico ended their conflict.
41.
Which issue most likely influenced the voting pattern on the map?
a)
Battle of the Alamo
b)
Expansion of slavery
c)
Competition for rail lines
d)
Threat of war with Spain
42.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas?
a)
Many U.S. southerners moved to Texas.
b)
New borders were established for Texas.
c)
Texas was admitted to the United States union.
d)
The practice of enslaving people was expanded.
43.
Which areas of Texas were home to a majority of the state’s slaveholders?
a)
South and East Texas
b)
East and West Texas
c)
North and West Texas
d)
South and West Texas
44.
Which number on the map reflects territory gained by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
45.
Which of the following is NOT one of the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
Mexico ceded 529,000 square miles.
b)
Mexico agreed to pay 3.25 million in claims from U.S. citizens.
c)
US agreed to pay $15 million for the given land. 
d)
Mexico gave up claim to the territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande.
46.
What 3 groups of people could not vote? 
a)
Men, women, and slaves
b)
Tejanos, women, and slaves
c)
American Indians, women, and slaves
d)
Tejanos, American Indians, and slaves
47.
Which of the following eras occurred last?
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Early Statehood
c)
Mexican National
d)
Revolution & Republic
48.
Who was the first elected Governor of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Pinckney Henderson
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
49.
What is the belief that Americans will dominate territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Nativism
b)
Reservation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Antebellum
50.
Who was the president of the U.S. at the time of Texas annexation & the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
51.
What is the Mexican Cession?
a)
529,000 sq. miles of Mexico's Northern territory that was given to the U.S. after the U.S.-Mexican War
b)
The document signed after Texas got their independence
c)
529,000 sq. miles of U.S. territory that was given to Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
d)
None are correct
52.
Which of these did Texas and Mexico disagree on before the U.S. Mexican War?
a)
allowing slavery in New Mexico
b)
control of San Antonio
c)
claims tot he land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
d)
citizenship for Mexicans who lived in Texas
53.
____ was a well known general during the Mexican War who later became president of the U.S.
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
James Polk
c)
Douglass MacArthur
d)
Winfield Scott
54.
Which of the following present-day states was not part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
California
b)
Missouri
c)
Utah
d)
Arizona
55.
The Mexican Cession occurred as a result of
a)
the Mexican War.
b)
the Compromise of 1850.
c)
the Texas Revolution.
d)
the annexation of Texas
56.
Which of the following statements is an example of a political effect of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas women helped the war effort by joining the troops as cooks.
b)
Not all United States citizens were pleased with the results of the Mexican War.
c)
The two nations signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, agreeing that the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas.
d)
The Texas Rangers won fame for their bravery and skill during the war.
57.

Which economy would be described as Agrarian?

a)

South

b)

North

58.

Which opposed tariffs?

a)

South

b)

North

59.

Which had slaves and plantations?

a)

South

b)

North

60.

Which had an economy based off of industrial factories?

a)

South

b)

North

61.

Which supported tariffs?

a)

South

b)

North

62.

Which had more immigrants that could work in factories?

a)

South

b)

North

63.

True or False, Sam Houston wanted Texas To Leave The Union?

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Why was Texas important to the Confederacy?

a)

There were a lot of important battles in Texas.

b)

Texas bordered the most Northern states.

c)

Trade with Mexico could happen through Texas.

d)

The president of the Confederacy was Sam Houston

65.

True or False, Cotton was a major source of income for the north?

a)

True

b)

False

66.

True or False, slavery was decreasing before the civil war?

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Which of the following was NOT an economic effect of the Civil War?

a)

Southern goods had to be shipped out of Mexico

b)

Increased production of gunpowder and ammunition

c)

Disease and sickness increased on the homefront

d)

An increase in production of agricultural food suppliles.

68.

What is Juneteenth?

a)

The day that all slaves were proclaimed free in Texas

b)

The day that Texas joined the Confederacy

c)

The day that the Union defeated the Confederacy.

d)

The day that we celebrate Texas Independence for the U.S.

69.

What law was unpopular with the abolitionist movement of the north?

a)

Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise of 1860

c)

Dred Scott Ordinance

d)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

70.

Why did the southern soldiers at Palmito Ranch not know that the war had ended?

a)

They did not answer their cell phones

b)

The blockade prevented news from coming to them.

c)

They had very few telegraph lines for communication

d)

They did not have enough factories.

71.

Why did people in the north not want to annex Texas?

a)

Texas had nothing to offer the United States

b)

Fear of war with Mexico

c)

Fear that Texas would want to control the government

d)

A belief that Texas should be a part of Mexico

72.

Which event came first?

a)

Texas is annexed by the U.S.

b)

Texas secedes from the Union

73.

Which event came first?

a)

Texas becomes its own nation

b)

The United States annexes Texas

74.

Which event came first?

a)

The U.S.-Mexican War

b)

The South Secedes from the fthe Union

75.

John McGruder & John Bell Hood

a)

Union Soldiers

b)

Confederate Leaders

c)

Mexican Soldiers

d)

Presidents of the Union and Confederacy

76.

Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis

a)

Union Soldiers

b)

Confederate Leaders

c)

Mexican Soldiers

d)

Presidents of the Union and Confederacy

77.

What event created the final borders for Texas?

a)

The Civil War

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Compromise of 1850

78.

Why did southerners not want Abraham Lincoln to be elected as presient

a)

He would increase slavery in the north.

b)

He would build too many railroads in the south.

c)

He would try to abolish slavery

d)

He would stop the sale of tobacco and cotten.

79.

How was the homefront affected SOCIALLY during the Civil War?

a)

Many families faced sickness and disease

b)

Cotton production increased

c)

Trading with other countries was easier.

d)

The families were healthier with the men gone.

80.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

Union Army Leader

c)

Slave who sued for freedom and lost

d)

Leader of the Abolitionist movement in Texas

81.
All of these conflicts contributed to sectionalism EXCEPT
a)
a.  Agriculture vs. Industry
b)
a.  Abolition vs. Plantation System
c)
a.  Balance of Power between Free States and Slaves States
d)
a.  Border dispute with Mexico
82.
The 13th Amendment 
a)
Gave all people born in the US (not Indians) citizenship
b)
Freed all slaves
c)
Allowed all people to vote
d)
Allowed all men to vote
83.
The 14th Amendment...
a)
Freed the Slaves
b)
Gave all people born in the US (not Indians) citizenship
c)
Gave all men the right vote
d)
Gave all people the right to vote
84.
The 15th Amendment 
a)
Freed the slaves
b)
Gave all people born in the US (not Indians) citizenship. 
c)
Gave all men the right to vote
d)
Gave all people the right to vote
85.
This list describes conditions found in 
a)
Texas after the Texas Revolution Era
b)
Texas during the Mexican National Era
c)
Texas during the Age of Contact
d)
Texas during the Reconstruction Era
86.
The picture shows the routine of sharcropping, this led to a cycle of...
a)
Prosperity for former slaves
b)
Debt and poverty for former slaves
c)
Ups and downs depending on the free market
d)
Nothing important
87.
What system replaced slavery but did not help former slaves? 
a)
Property ownership
b)
Sharecropping/Tenant farming
c)
Industrial jobs in new factories 
d)
Manufacturing 
88.
How did Southerners feel during Reconstruction?
a)
Glad to be back in the Union
b)
Extremely resentful towards the North
c)
Grateful that they were Americans again
d)
Upset with the South
89.
Growth of infrastructure, growth of cities, and diversity in industry/agriculture were ______________ effects of Reconstruction? 
a)
Political
b)
Social 
c)
Geographic
d)
Economic
90.

Texas experienced growth of industry during and after the Civil War, why?

a)

Texans were bored with farming and wanted to diversify their economy.

b)

The Union blockade and infrastructure destruction forced Texans to make things for themselves.

c)

Texans wanted to help supply Union forces

d)

The Union wanted to help Texas and invested in their economic growth during the Civil War

91.

Slavery in Texas ended on June 19th 1865, what is this day called?

a)

Cinco de Mayo

b)

July 4th

c)

Secession

d)

Juneteenth

92.

Black Codes would do which of the following

a)

Allow former slaves to vote

b)

Permit former slaves to hold public office

c)

Prevent former slaves from exercising civil rights

d)

Prevent former Confederates from holding office

93.

Which organization helped freed slaves in life?

a)

Re-enslavement Bureau

b)

Black Codes

c)

Freedman's Bureau

d)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

94.

Which industries grew in Texas during Reconstruction

a)

Cotton, corn, and wheat

b)

Cattle

c)

Textile/Iron

d)

All of the above

95.
I was one of the most powerful Comanche leaders.  I opposed settlement on Comanche land.  My mother was Cynthia Ann Parker and my father was Chief Peta Nacona.  Who am I?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Ten Bears
c)
Geronimo
d)
Chief Bowles
96.
I was captured by the Comanche in 1836 when I was a child.  Though I was Anglo, I was raised in the Comanche culture.  I was the wife of Chief Peta Nacona.  One of my children was Quanah Parker.  I was rescued multiple times but wanted to return to the Comanche.  Who am I?
a)
Cynthia Ann Parker
b)
Mary Margaret Maverick
c)
Cora Sue Kitchens
d)
Oveta Culp Hobby
97.
Why did the treaty of Medicine Creek Lodge fail?
a)
Neither the Indians nor the U.S. government honored it.
b)
The lodge burned killing all in attendance.
c)
France and Spain became involved in the treaty.
d)
The Mexican Army attacked the lodge during the meeting.
98.
What factors made cattle drives necessary?
a)
Great demand for beef in the North and East. No railroads (railheads) in Texas. Had to drive to ship cattle.
b)
Cattle were driven to Galveston Island and loaded on ships.
c)
Meat packing plants sprang up in Texas in the 1860s and 1870s.
d)
Cattle were transported in Trucks on the Interstates.
99.
The technological development of barbed wire and the windmill effectively ended what?
a)
Open range method of ranching.
b)
Cattle rustling.
c)
Dry land farming.
d)
The Great Plains.
100.
Why did sharecroppers have to give part of their crops to the landlord?
a)
To pay rent on they farmed.
b)
To buy more slaves.
c)
To pay off old gamblind debts.
d)
To buy his wife and children from the slave owner.
101.
What type of skills did most former slaves have after the Civil War?
a)
Farming skills.
b)
Machinist skills.
c)
Swimming skills.
d)
Artillery skills.
102.
What developing mode of transportation made it easier for farmers to get produce to market in the late 1800s? 
a)
Airplane
b)
Railroad
c)
Automobile
d)
Motorcycle
103.
What technology allowed farmers in West Texas to water crops?
a)
Cloud seeding.
b)
Windmill.
c)
Barbed Wire.
d)
Ocean water desalination.
104.

Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....

a)

Peace Talks

b)

Range Wars

c)

Elections

d)

Celebrations

105.

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Farmers

c)

Indians

d)

Cowboys

106.

Last chief of the Comanche, mother's name was Cynthia, he led raids against Buffalo hunters.

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

James Hogg

c)

Quanah Parker

d)

Buffalo Bill

107.

Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Wooden Fence

c)

Metal Fence

d)

Wooden Post

108.

What effect did barbed wire fences have on the closing of open land in the Texas frontier?

a)

Kept the Indians off the land

b)

Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers

c)

Caused too much damage to horses

d)

Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire

109.

What two cultures helped build the railroads of the United States?

a)

Indians and Mexicans

b)

Mexicans and French

c)

Chinese and Irish

d)

English and Spanish

110.

"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?

a)

Tejanos

b)

Native American Tribes

c)

American Soldiers

d)

Mexican Citizens

111.
In the late 1800's, what did Fort Worth become known as?
a)
Horse City
b)
Buffalo Bayou
c)
Rail Town
d)
Cowtown
112.
Which region contains a significant amount of oil wells compared to the others? 
a)
North Central Plains 
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Mountain and Basins 
d)
Great Plains 
113.
Following the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, residents adapted to their environment by
a)
raising much of the city to prevent future flooding.
b)
 moving all the buildings a half mile from the coast.
c)
leaving the island and moving to cities such as Houston.
d)
building several new bridges to the mainland in order to make evacuation more efficient
114.
How did the increased urbanization of Texas change the types of jobs made available to people? 
a)
Jobs were only available in industries and technologies.
b)
Jobs moved from industries and technological production to farming and agriculture.
c)
 The only jobs that were made available were in the area of agriculture.
d)
Jobs moved from farming and agriculture to industries and technological production.
115.
Which of the following is an example of the  SOCIAL impact of oil on Texas?
a)
Philanthropy raised millions of dollars for museums, and schools. 
b)
The discovery of oil in Texas led to the development of many other industries in Texas. 
c)
Texas made millions from the tax revenue collected from oil drilling in Texas. 
d)
The Texas state Railroad Commissioner was elected to regulate the price of the transportation of petroleum by rail.
116.
What year was oil discovered at Spindletop?
a)
1866
b)
1930
c)
1901
d)
1914
117.
Which of the following is a political impact of the oil industry on Texas?
a)
Texas Railroad Commission formed, regulating oil industry by setting oil prices to keep oil companies from gouging prices 
b)
The financial boost of oil encouraged other businesses and industries to move to Texas for its thriving economy.
c)
Tax revenue from increased business has helped fund many state social programs
d)
The oil industry in Texas led to numerous refineries and petrochemical facilities along the Texas coastline
118.
Which of the following technological inventions related to the oil industry would have the biggest impact on the way people live?
a)
Gas lighting replaces cotton seed oil burning lamps to light people’s homes.
b)
 Oil replaces coal as the fuel source for railroads.
c)
Refineries develop the ability to create more byproducts of petroleum.
d)
All of the above. 
119.
Which of the following was an modification made by Galveston to lessen the impact of storms?
a)
Houses on stilts.
b)
Relocated their city to the other side of the island.
c)
Built a sea wall to protect buildings from large waves. 
d)
Storm detection system installed to warn citizens of coming storms.
120.
Which of the following was a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
Drought
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Overuse of farmland
d)
All of the above
121.
Which is the best definition of a "boom and bust cycle"? 
a)
a period of business growth followed by a period in industry failures
b)
a period of low profits followed by a large growth in an industry
c)
a period of high unemployment followed by a growth period
d)
a period of growth leading to higher employment
122.
The Oil boom in Texas created what?
a)
Jobs, Expansion of Industry, a Good Economy
b)
Tenant Farming, Sharecropping
c)
Poor Economy and Loss of Jobs
123.

What was the name of the big oil discovery outside of Beaumont, Texas in 1901?

a)

Corsicana

b)

Flintsone quarry

c)

Spindletop

d)

Hull- Daisetta

124.

Railroad that went across the Continent

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Brands

d)

Cattle Drive

e)

Range Wars

125.
What term refers to "a period of great growth followed by sharp decline" which was seen in the oil industry in Texas.
a)
the "boom and bust" cycle
b)
the "high and low" cycle
c)
the "good and bad" cycle
d)
the "up and down" cycle
126.
What is one reason that the Galveston hurricane of 1900 was so devastating?
a)
the people of Galveston had no advance warning and no preparation
b)
the people of Galveston abandoned their homes in the days before the hurricane hit
c)
the government of Galveston was ineffective and couldn't handle what happened
d)
the walls that had been built weren't tall enough to withstand the hurricane
127.
In what year did oil drillers discover the first MAJOR oil field in Texas?  [It was found at Spindletop Field near Beaumont]
a)
1901
b)
1836
c)
1865
d)
1918
128.

1901 is the year of....

a)

the Galveston Hurrican

b)

first major oil discovery in Texas

c)

year women won the right to vote

d)

James Hogg being elected Governor in Texas

129.

Oil is also known as _____________________.

a)

black grease

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

petroleum

130.

What is another word for country area?

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

city

d)

United States

131.

What is another word for a city area?

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

Dallas

d)

state

132.
Of the following, who fought for women's suffrage and started the Petticoat Lobby?
a)
Cynthia Anne Parker
b)
Jane McCallum
c)
Ima Hogg
d)
Kay Bailey Hutchison
133.
Which group was best known for protecting farmers' rights?
a)
Suffragists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Populists
d)
Prohibitionists
134.
Out of the following, who started the Texas Railroad Commission to protect farmers from big business railroad companies?
a)
Richard Dowling
b)
John Magruder
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
James Hogg
135.
Which amendment enacted prohibition?
a)
14
b)
15
c)
18
d)
19
136.
Which amendment granted women suffrage?
a)
21
b)
15
c)
18
d)
19
137.
What two reasons caused the U.S. to enter World War I?
a)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor and German aggression
b)
Mr. D's desire for power and wealth
c)
The Great Depression and German U-Boats
d)
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
138.
Why were the following created: Social Security Administration, National Youth Administration, Public Works Administration
a)
To help with the war effort.
b)
To create jobs for immigrants
c)
To help get the U.S. out of the Great Depression
d)
To help Europe recover from WWI
139.
How did technological improvements impact WWI and WWII?
a)
Increased casualties
b)
Decreased casualties
140.
How did involvement of the U.S. in World War I and World War II help Texans?
a)
Increase in jobs due to increased industry
b)
Gained land from Mexico
c)
Shipped a lot of cattle overseas
d)
Finally got rid of all that pesky oil!
141.
What happened to the number of unemployed workers in the U.S. during the Great Depression
a)
Decreased
b)
Increased
c)
Stayed the same
142.
How did weather and climate contribute to the picture?
a)
Over cultivating by farmers helped cause the Dust Bowl
b)
Dry climate and high winds helped cause the Dust Bowl
143.
What was the name of the worst economic time in our country?
a)
The Really Bad Time
b)
The Great Depression
c)
World War II
d)
The discovery of auto-tuning
144.
What was one social effect of the Dust Bowl?
a)
The huge drop in the stock market
b)
Texans moving to other states
c)
The government declaring a state of emergency
d)
FDR declaring war on dust

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