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Great Depression, Dust Bowl, WWII in Texas

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.

Many Texans moved to California during the

a)

First World War

b)

Second War War

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

Civil War

4.

The New Deal Programs were enacted by which president?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John F. Kennedy

5.

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)

Eddie Murphy

c)

Audie Murphy

d)

President Herbert Hoover

6.

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

7.

Which occurred first?

a)

Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

New Deal

d)

World War II

8.

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.

9.
Which Texan served as Vice President under President Franklin Roosevelt? 
a)
Audie Murphy
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
John Nance Garner
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
10.

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.

11.

During the Great Depression, prices declined and economic growth slowed because of

a)

underproduction of oil and crops

b)

overproduction of oil and crops

c)

the stock market crash

d)

the cotton boom

12.
Dust storms during the Dust Bowl affected a large part of Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

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

14.
Which is true about the 30's dust storms? 
a)
States outside the Dust Bowl were affected
b)
temperatures decreased
15.
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
16.

What does this cartoon imply?

a)

The U.S. is winning the war.

b)

People need to buy more war bonds to help win the war.

c)

Hitler is on Mount Rushmore.

d)

Americans are lazy.

17.

What was a reason for urban growth during World War II?

a)

Improvements in the oil industry

b)

Government increased taxes on farming

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

Increase in industrial jobs

18.

What was the leading industry in Texas during World War II?

a)

Cotton and agriculture

b)

Oil and gas

c)

Cattle and sheep

d)

Technology and innovation

19.

Why was oil and gas the leading industry in Texas?

a)

the need to produce oil and gas increased due to World War II

b)

Because it was just there for the taking

c)

Because of all the dead dinosaurs

d)

Because of increased mining

20.

Why were the following created: Civilian Conservation Corps, 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

21.

What happened to the number of unemployed workers in the U.S. during the Great Depression

a)

Decreased

b)

Increased

c)

Stayed the same

22.
What was Sam Rayburn's position in the U.S. government during the Great Depression?
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President
d)
Judge
23.
What was John Nance Garner's job in the government during the Great Depression?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
President
d)
Judge
24.
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
25.

What was the name of the worst economic time in the United States?

a)

The Really Bad Time

b)

The Great Depression

c)

World War II

d)

The discovery of auto-tuning

26.

What was one economic effect of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Banks repossessed farms due to loss of income.

b)

Tensions between the U.S. and Mexico

c)

War with Germany

d)

War with Japan

27.

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

28.

What were some ways that farmers caused the Dust Bowl through their actions?

a)

Mechanized farming and over grazing by cattle

b)

They dusted their houses too much

c)

They all sneezed at the same time and caused the dust to fly

d)

They trampled too much poop dust

29.

Which Texan proposed the creation of Farm to Market Roads and the Rural Electrification Agency?

a)

Audie Murphy

b)

John Nance Garner

c)

Sam Rayburn

d)

Lyndon Johnson

30.

POW camps in Texas primarily held ___________________ soldiers, and internment camps held __________________ Americans.

a)

American, German

b)

German, South Americans or Japanese

c)

Texan, German

d)

Mexican, Californian