WorksheetsGreat Depression + WWII
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?
World War II, New Deal, Dust Bowl, Great Depression
Dust Bowl, World War II, New Deal, Great Depression
New Deal, World War II, Great Depression, Dust Bowl
Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, World War II
How did New Deal programs improve the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?
Gas rationing reduced traffic in busy cities.
It provided additional government funding to oil companies.
Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on the land.
Thousands were employed to build roads and bridges.
Why were many military bases during World War II built in Texas?
Several military generals were from Texas.
Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.
Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.
Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.
Which of the following was a result of World War II in Texas?
Voters elected only Democratic candidates.
African Americans became the largest minority group.
The economy of the state moved more toward industrialization.
Population growth caused more people to move from the suburbs to the cities.
These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression
Hoovervilles
Rooseveltiums
Wilsontowns
Rye
Why were Japanese & German Americans sent to Internment Camps during WWII?
To protect them from citizens upset about the war
To force them to work in Labor Camps
Because the U.S. was worried they might be spies for the Enemy (Germany & Japan)
To force them to be soldiers for the U.S. Army.
What caused the Great Depression to be damaging to the agricultural sector?
A Severe Drought
The Stock Market Crash
Huge insects
High unemployment
Early New Deal programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were effective because they –
provided work for the unemployed
stabilized the stock market
nationalized banks
What were some ways that farmers caused the Dust Bowl through their actions?
Over plowing and over grazing by cattle and other livestock
They dusted their houses too much
Fence cutting wars
Buying too much land and not being able to pay back the bank
What years were the Great Depression?
1930-1939
1914-1918
1941-1945
1860-1855
What year did the United States join WWII?
1929
1901
1941
1943
