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Texas in World War I Exam Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1916 Mexican revolutionary ____________________ led men across the border to raid American cities.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Porfirio Díaz

d)

Venustiano Carranza

2.

By 1910 conflicts in Mexico had brought about a revolution and the country's dictator, ___________________, was overthrown.

a)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Porfirio Díaz

d)

Venustiano Carranza

3.

Why was General John J. Pershing sent by President Woodrow Wilson to Mexico?

a)

to help Mexican president Carranza get reelected

b)

to lead the Texas National Guard patrolling the Big Bend area

c)

to capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, who had raided the United States

d)

to help the Mexican government determine the country’s borders

4.

Why did San Antonio allow a large group of Mexican Chinese to settle there?

a)

They were given permission to return to Texas with General Pershing.

b)

San Antonio and other large Texas cities needed permanent settlers.

c)

Mexican Chinese were not considered true immigrants

d)

Texas immigration laws were different from those of the United States.

5.

The sinking of the British steamship ____________________ in 1915, killing more than 100 U.S. citizens who were aboard, led many Americans to want to join in the war against Germany.

a)

Titanic

b)

Britannica

c)

Enterprise

d)

Lusitania

6.

Why did Germany’s telegram to the Mexican president outrage Americans?

a)

Germany asked Mexico to spy on the United States.

b)

Germany asked Mexico to remain neutral.

c)

Germany revealed its plan to attack American ships.

d)

Germany promised to help Mexico regain lands lost in the U.S.-Mexican War.

7.

Why was Kelly Field near San Antonio important to the American war effort?

a)

Nearly all of America’s military pilots were trained there.

b)

Mexican American troops were trained there.

c)

General John J. Pershing trained Texan National Guard troops there.

d)

German Texans were detained there during the war.

8.

A clash between ____________________ soldiers and Houston police on August 23, 1917, led to a riot in which 19 people were killed.

a)

African American

b)

Mexican American

c)

German American

d)

Chinese American

9.

____________________ living in Texas who were not American citizens were not required to serve in the military, but many volunteered to fight.

a)

Africans

b)

Mexicans

c)

Germans

d)

Chinese

10.

What did Texan civilians do to support the American war effort?

a)

started the Red Cross

b)

bought war bonds

c)

supported German Texans

d)

ignored segregation laws

11.

Due to anti-German feelings during the war, many German foods were renamed. For example, ______________________ was renamed "liberty cabbage."

a)

salad

b)

cole slaw

c)

kale

d)

sauerkraut

12.

The United States entered World War I in 1914 along with other European nations.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Many of the Texan soldiers who died in World War I died of the disease influenza.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Colonel Edward M. House helped write peace treaty terms after World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Mexican Americans and Mexicans living in Texas who were not U.S. citizens served in the military during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Many Texas women served in the military in combat roles during World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following population trends occurred in Texas in the 1920s?

a)

Texas’s farm population grew greatly.

b)

Most population growth occurred in Texas’s rural areas.

c)

Texas’s cities grew in size as urbanization increased.

d)

Texas’s cities became smaller as urbanization decreased.

18.

In the 1920s, the increasing availability of affordable _________________________ changed the lives and routines of urban residents.

a)

housing

b)

consumer goods

c)

land

d)

credit cards

19.

Consumers of the 1920s bought items like vacuum cleaners and refrigerators because they __________________________.

a)

were expensive

b)

saved time and effort

c)

had wanted them for decades

d)

were important

20.

In the 1920s, installment plans and the spread of electricity contributed to growing demand for what products?

a)

advertising

b)

appliances

c)

cars and trucks

d)

movie tickets

21.

The decade of the 1920s became known as the ______________________, because companies began marketing products nationwide.

a)

Age of Advertising

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Great Depression

22.

One of the new entertainment media that became popular in the 1920s was _______________________.

a)

newspapers

b)

magazines

c)

radio

d)

television

23.

While new chain stores in the 1920s reached urban customers, how did many people in rural areas get access to new products?

a)

door-to-door salespeople

b)

online shopping

c)

air mail

d)

mail-order catalogs

24.

Texas musicians such as "Blind" Lemon Jefferson and Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter shaped the _____________ tradition.

a)

jazz

b)

blues

c)

country music

d)

Tejano music

25.

__________________, the first movie to win an Academy Award® for best picture, was shot at Kelly Field in San Antonio.

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

Flying Heroes

c)

The Gold Rush

d)

Wings

26.

The first woman to be elected governor of Texas was _____________________.

a)

Jane Y. McCallum

b)

Annie Webb Blanton

c)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

d)

Ann Richards

27.

Several women's groups joined together to form the ___________________, an interest group to persuade members of the state legislature to pass laws in several areas.

a)

Joint Legislative Council

b)

League of Women Voters

c)

Chambers of Commerce

d)

Daughters of the American Revolution

28.

What was an outcome of the work of the Joint Legislative Council?

a)

Laws were passed to regulate the use of child labor in Texas.

b)

The state board of education was eliminated.

c)

Wages for women surpassed those of men in the workplace

d)

White supremacist leaders were elected to positions in the Texas government.

29.

During the 1920s, some young women, called _____________________, attended dance clubs and dressed in the latest fashions.

a)

flappers

b)

trend setters

c)

bobby soxers

d)

fashion plates

30.

Which of the following issues was important to the newly formed Ku Klux Klan in 1915?

a)

equal rights for women

b)

immigration

c)

U.S. involvement in World War I

d)

Prohibition

31.

governor who gained fame for prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members for violent crimes

a)

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter

b)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

c)

Jane Y. McCallum

d)

Earle Mayfield

e)

Dan Moody

32.

Ku Klux Klan member elected to U.S. Senate in 1922

a)

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter

b)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

c)

Jane Y. McCallum

d)

Earle Mayfield

e)

Dan Moody

33.

guitarist who helped shape the blues musical tradition

a)

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter

b)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

c)

Jane Y. McCallum

d)

Earle Mayfield

e)

Dan Moody

34.

governor of Texas elected in 1924 who won on an anti-Klan platform

a)

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter

b)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

c)

Jane Y. McCallum

d)

Earle Mayfield

e)

Dan Moody

35.

head of the Joint Legislative Council who later served as Texas secretary of state

a)

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter

b)

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

c)

Jane Y. McCallum

d)

Earle Mayfield

e)

Dan Moody

36.

During World War I, the Texas economy _______________________.

a)

entered a depression

b)

boomed

c)

struggled

d)

went into a recession

37.

After World War I ended, so did wartime demand for _____________________, causing the price to fall 42 cents a pound to 10 cents per pound in just a year.

a)

cotton

b)

oil

c)

beef

d)

wool

38.

Why did Texas cotton farmers face hard economic times after World War I?

a)

Cotton prices increased from 10 cents to 42 cents per pound.

b)

Landlords forced tenant farmers to grow crops other than cotton.

c)

Farmers could not keep up with the increased demand for cotton.

d)

The price of cotton fell as increased supply exceeded demand.

39.

Why did the timber industry in East Texas suffer in the 1920s?

a)

Most forests had been cleared.

b)

Gas and oil became cheaper fuels.

c)

Wood from other states was cheaper.

d)

The wood was of poor quality for building.

40.

Many Texas ranchers _________________________ during the 1920s because the market for horses and cattle collapsed after World War I.

a)

switched to growing cotton

b)

moved to the timber industry

c)

went bankrupt

d)

shifted to sheepherding

41.

What type of plants first opened in Texas in the 1920s to supply national markets?

a)

general dairy products

b)

timber

c)

meat processing

d)

military products

42.

Oil fueled the economic growth in Texas in the 1920s and helped _______________________ the economy.

a)

divide

b)

diversify

c)

bankrupt

d)

sell off

43.

_______________________ jobs became more plentiful in the Houston area during the 1920s.

a)

Tenant farming

b)

Apparel manufacturing

c)

Ranching

d)

Oil industry

44.

A new shipping channel in 1914 helped boost the economy of which Texas city?

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

Galveston

d)

Brownsville

45.

Why was the Texas Highway Department created?

a)

to encourage the registration of all vehicles in the state

b)

to take advantage of federal funding for building highways within the state

c)

to help Texas cities create traffic laws

d)

to create a police department to patrol newly built roads

46.

In the 1920s, many Texans left farms and ranches to live in ___________________.

a)

Colorado

b)

camps

c)

Mexico

d)

cities

47.

Boom-and-bust cycles refer to shifts between prosperity and economic struggles.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Booming demand for livestock led to economic gains for ranchers in the 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Clothing manufacturing expanded after World War I, and Texas built cotton mills.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

West Texas attracted oil refineries after the end of World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston grew rapidly in the 1920s as Texans left farms and ranches.

a)

True

b)

False