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WorksheetsGreat Depression, Dust Bowl, WWII in Texas
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Many Texans moved to California during the
First World War
Second War War
Dust Bowl
Civil War
The New Deal Programs were enacted by which president?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Who was the movie star that was from Texas that was the most decorated soldier of World War II?
English Prime Minister Churchill
Eddie Murphy
Audie Murphy
President Herbert Hoover
What did Texas have that was needed for the war effort during World War II?
women laborers
soldiers
natural resources
all of the above
Which occurred first?
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
New Deal
World War II
How did the Dust Bowl affect the economy of Texas?
Flooding hurt farmers.
Many farmers lost farms to banks.
More people started farming.
It did not effect the economy.
Texans during the 1930s planted trees and vegetation to
block the strong winds.
encourage rain chances.
prevent erosion
beautify the landscape.
During the Great Depression, prices declined and economic growth slowed because of
underproduction of oil and crops
overproduction of oil and crops
the stock market crash
the cotton boom
How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas during the Great Depression?
Supply of products decreased
Overproduction led to price decreases
Underproduction caused price increases
None of the above
What does this cartoon imply?
The U.S. is winning the war.
People need to buy more war bonds to help win the war.
Hitler is on Mount Rushmore.
Americans are lazy.
What was a reason for urban growth during World War II?
Improvements in the oil industry
Government increased taxes on farming
The Dust Bowl
Increase in industrial jobs
What was the leading industry in Texas during World War II?
Cotton and agriculture
Oil and gas
Cattle and sheep
Technology and innovation
Why was oil and gas the leading industry in Texas?
the need to produce oil and gas increased due to World War II
Because it was just there for the taking
Because of all the dead dinosaurs
Because of increased mining
Why were the following created: Civilian Conservation Corps, National Youth Administration, Public Works Administration?
To help with the war effort.
To create jobs for immigrants
To help get the U.S. out of the Great Depression
To help Europe recover from WWI
What happened to the number of unemployed workers in the U.S. during the Great Depression
Decreased
Increased
Stayed the same
What was the name of the worst economic time in the United States?
The Really Bad Time
The Great Depression
World War II
The discovery of auto-tuning
What was one economic effect of the Dust Bowl?
Banks repossessed farms due to loss of income.
Tensions between the U.S. and Mexico
War with Germany
War with Japan
What was one social effect of the Dust Bowl?
The huge drop in the stock market
Texans moving to other states
The government declaring a state of emergency
FDR declaring war on dust
What were some ways that farmers caused the Dust Bowl through their actions?
Mechanized farming and over grazing by cattle
They dusted their houses too much
They all sneezed at the same time and caused the dust to fly
They trampled too much poop dust
Which Texan proposed the creation of Farm to Market Roads and the Rural Electrification Agency?
Audie Murphy
John Nance Garner
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
POW camps in Texas primarily held ___________________ soldiers, and internment camps held __________________ Americans.
American, German
German, South Americans or Japanese
Texan, German
Mexican, Californian
