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Great Depression + WWII

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?

a)

World War II, New Deal, Dust Bowl, Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl, World War II, New Deal, Great Depression

c)

New Deal, World War II, Great Depression, Dust Bowl

d)

Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, World War II

2.

How did New Deal programs improve the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?

a)

Gas rationing reduced traffic in busy cities.

b)

It provided additional government funding to oil companies.

c)

Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on the land.

d)

Thousands were employed to build roads and bridges.

3.

Why were many military bases during World War II built in Texas?

a)

Several military generals were from Texas.

b)

Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.

c)

Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.

d)

Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.

4.

Which of the following was a result of World War II in Texas?

a)

Voters elected only Democratic candidates.

b)

African Americans became the largest minority group.

c)

The economy of the state moved more toward industrialization.

d)

Population growth caused more people to move from the suburbs to the cities.

5.

These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Rooseveltiums

c)

Wilsontowns

d)

Rye

6.

Why were Japanese & German Americans sent to Internment Camps during WWII?

a)

To protect them from citizens upset about the war

b)

To force them to work in Labor Camps

c)

Because the U.S. was worried they might be spies for the Enemy (Germany & Japan)

d)

To force them to be soldiers for the U.S. Army.

7.

What caused the Great Depression to be damaging to the agricultural sector?

a)

A Severe Drought

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

Huge insects

d)

High unemployment

8.

Early New Deal programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were effective because they –

a)

provided work for the unemployed

b)

stabilized the stock market

c)

nationalized banks

9.

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

a)

Over plowing and over grazing by cattle and other livestock

b)

They dusted their houses too much

c)

Fence cutting wars

d)

Buying too much land and not being able to pay back the bank

10.

What years were the Great Depression?

a)

1930-1939

b)

1914-1918

c)

1941-1945

d)

1860-1855

11.

What year did the United States join WWII?

a)

1929

b)

1901

c)

1941

d)

1943