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TX during Dust Bowl, Great Depression, & WW2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which of the following shows these events in chronological order?

a)

WW2, Dust Bowl, Great Depression, New Deal

b)

Dust Bowl, Great Depression, New Deal, WW2

c)

Dust Bowl, New Deal, Great Depression, WW2

d)

Dust Bowl, WW2, Great Depression, New Deal

2.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Great Depression?

a)

Boom and Bust of Cotton Industry

b)

New Deal Programs

c)

Dust Bowl drought

d)

All of the Above

3.

Texas has moderate climate and lots of land, how did these characteristics impact WW2?

a)

Texas decided to sell their land and move to California

b)

Jobs were rarely found, except new the coast

c)

Many military bases were built in Texas

d)

WW2 had no impact on Texas

4.

What was the primary purpose of the New Deal programs?

a)

improve government funding to oil fields

b)

provide thousands with jobs

c)

prepare for WW2

d)

preserve the environment

5.

How did Texas try to manage the problems from the Dust Bowl?

a)

plant new trees to prevent erosion

b)

move farming out of the Panhandle

c)

built windmills to pump water

d)

move their families to California

6.

During the 1930s, farmers overproduced their crops. What effect did this have on crop prices?

a)

increased

b)

decreased

7.

Which of the following are characteristics of John Nance Garner?

a)

Served as Vice-President to Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Served as Speaker of the House

c)

Served in the Texas House of Representatives

d)

All of the Above

8.

During the 1930s, more women began working in the fields. Which of the following explains why?

a)

to help with the Dust Bowl's impact on the farms

b)

because their husbands were off at war

c)

to stand up for women's rights

d)

because too many people moved to California

9.

Which of the following was NOT an economic effect of WW2?

a)

food and goods were rationed

b)

economy began to grow

c)

women joined the workforce

d)

ethnic groups fought for the Civil Rights Movement

10.

You are writing about the Dust Bowl, which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY source?

a)

magazine article about the Dust Bowl written in 2001

b)

school textbooks published in 1997

c)

a diary from someone who lived during the Dust Bowl

d)

stories passed down from the generations about that time