WorksheetsTX during Dust Bowl, Great Depression, & WW2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following shows these events in chronological order?
WW2, Dust Bowl, Great Depression, New Deal
Dust Bowl, Great Depression, New Deal, WW2
Dust Bowl, New Deal, Great Depression, WW2
Dust Bowl, WW2, Great Depression, New Deal
Which of the following are characteristics of the Great Depression?
Boom and Bust of Cotton Industry
New Deal Programs
Dust Bowl drought
All of the Above
Texas has moderate climate and lots of land, how did these characteristics impact WW2?
Texas decided to sell their land and move to California
Jobs were rarely found, except new the coast
Many military bases were built in Texas
WW2 had no impact on Texas
What was the primary purpose of the New Deal programs?
improve government funding to oil fields
provide thousands with jobs
prepare for WW2
preserve the environment
How did Texas try to manage the problems from the Dust Bowl?
plant new trees to prevent erosion
move farming out of the Panhandle
built windmills to pump water
move their families to California
During the 1930s, farmers overproduced their crops. What effect did this have on crop prices?
increased
decreased
Which of the following are characteristics of John Nance Garner?
Served as Vice-President to Franklin Roosevelt
Served as Speaker of the House
Served in the Texas House of Representatives
All of the Above
During the 1930s, more women began working in the fields. Which of the following explains why?
to help with the Dust Bowl's impact on the farms
because their husbands were off at war
to stand up for women's rights
because too many people moved to California
Which of the following was NOT an economic effect of WW2?
food and goods were rationed
economy began to grow
women joined the workforce
ethnic groups fought for the Civil Rights Movement
You are writing about the Dust Bowl, which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY source?
magazine article about the Dust Bowl written in 2001
school textbooks published in 1997
a diary from someone who lived during the Dust Bowl
stories passed down from the generations about that time
