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Age of Oil, Great Depression, WWI, and WWII Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?(7.1A)

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? (7.7E)

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? (7.7E)

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 group benefited most from the passage of the 19th Amendment? (7.7C)

a)

African Americans

b)

White men

c)

Women

d)

Native Americans

5.

How did Oveta Culp Hobby influence the political climate during World War II? (7.7E)

a)

serving as the 1st director of the Women's Army Corps (WAC)

b)

becoming the first female Governor of Texas

c)

becoming a famous actress

d)

becoming a pilot in the war

6.
The president who was elected at the end of the Great Depression who proposed a series of policies to promote economic growth
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Wilson
7.
This president's plan was known as
a)
DACA
b)
New Deal
c)
Len lease program
8.

What event did NOT draw the U.S. into WWI?

a)

Zimmerman Telegraph

b)

U.S. Ships are sunk

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated

9.
What was the spark that led to WWI?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
assassination
c)
fascism 
d)
the stock market crash
10.

What time period in US History was marked by high unemployment and low economic activity?

a)

1980's recession

b)

The roaring 20's

c)

The great depression

d)

Reconstruction Period

11.

What event caused the U.S. to become involved in WWII?

a)

Bombing of Japan

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Rise of Hitler

d)

The Zimmerman Telegram

12.

Loyalty and devotion to a nation

a)

Alliances

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Nationalism

13.

A close association of nations acting together for a common objective

a)

Alliances

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Nationalism

14.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
15.
Allied Powers during WWII included:
a)
Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
c)
Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States
16.
Axis Powers during WWII included:
a)
Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
c)
Great Britain, France, and Japan
d)
Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union
17.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
18.
What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused people to panic, lose their jobs, homes and life savings?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Stock Market Crash
c)
The First Day of School
d)
The Solar Eclipse
19.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
20.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
21.
True or False: The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
23.
The 13th Amendment that abolished slavery was supported by
a)
Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republicans
b)
Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Leaders
c)
KKK members and suffragists
d)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
24.
The group of laws that granted basic rights to former slaves
a)
13th, 14th and 15th amendments
b)
15th, 16th and 17th amendments
c)
11
25.
Growth of American industry is most closely associated with
a)
a large labor supply
b)
an abundance of natural resources
c)
construction of new railroads
d)
all of the above
26.
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed
a)
Industrialization
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Prohibition
27.
Prohibition began with the 
a)
15th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
28.
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
29.
This is the rapid rise of cities.
a)
Industrialization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Progressivism
d)
Gilded Age
30.
This is the right to vote!
a)
Suffrage
b)
Conservatism
c)
Progressivism
d)
Industrialization
31.
This is the rapid development of industry, business, and the economy.
a)
Urbanization
b)
Globalization
c)
Industrialization
d)
Economizing
32.

Which amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol?

a)

First

Amendment

b)

Eighteenth

Amendment

c)

Nineteenth

Amendment

d)

Fifth

Amendment

33.

What is a reform?

a)

A change made to improve something

b)

An amendment to the constitution

c)

a group of people with similar interests

34.

Temperence is

a)

an amendment that outlawed alcohol

b)

women that were seeking the right to vote

c)

a farmer's alliance

d)

a movement against the sale or use of alcohol

35.

What caused the population "boom" in Beaumont, Texas? Population grew from 10,000 to 50,000 within a year.

a)

The cattle drive industry was prospering.

b)

The lumber industry producing more lumber for steel.

c)

Discovery of oil on a hill called Spindletop.

d)

Discovery of gold and other precious metals.

36.

Which two Texas cities boom into major cities as a result of the oil industry?

a)

El Paso, Lubbock.

b)

Dallas, El Paso.

c)

Dallas, Houston.

d)

Lubbock, San Antonio

37.

Oil was referred to as _________________________ since it had the power to make overnight millionaires.

a)

Crude Gold

b)

Crude Money

c)

Liquid Cash

d)

Black Gold

38.

Which region contains a significant amount of oil wells compared to the others?

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Mountain and Basins

d)

Great Plains

39.
What nickname was given to towns that were created quickly due to the rush of people towards successful oil fields in Texas?
a)
"boom towns"
b)
"ghost towns"
c)
"oil towns"
d)
"rail towns"
40.

In what year did oil drillers discover the first major oil field in Texas?

a)

1901

b)

1836

c)

1865

d)

1918

41.

Alternate periods of high and low levels of economic activity in the business cycle.

a)

Boom and Bust

b)

High and Lows

c)

Ups and Downs

d)

Increase and Decrease

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