WorksheetsTexas in World War I Exam Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
In 1916 Mexican revolutionary ____________________ led men across the border to raid American cities.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Porfirio Díaz
Venustiano Carranza
By 1910 conflicts in Mexico had brought about a revolution and the country's dictator, ___________________, was overthrown.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Porfirio Díaz
Venustiano Carranza
Why was General John J. Pershing sent by President Woodrow Wilson to Mexico?
to help Mexican president Carranza get reelected
to lead the Texas National Guard patrolling the Big Bend area
to capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, who had raided the United States
to help the Mexican government determine the country’s borders
Why did San Antonio allow a large group of Mexican Chinese to settle there?
They were given permission to return to Texas with General Pershing.
San Antonio and other large Texas cities needed permanent settlers.
Mexican Chinese were not considered true immigrants
Texas immigration laws were different from those of the United States.
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.
Titanic
Britannica
Enterprise
Lusitania
Why did Germany’s telegram to the Mexican president outrage Americans?
Germany asked Mexico to spy on the United States.
Germany asked Mexico to remain neutral.
Germany revealed its plan to attack American ships.
Germany promised to help Mexico regain lands lost in the U.S.-Mexican War.
Why was Kelly Field near San Antonio important to the American war effort?
Nearly all of America’s military pilots were trained there.
Mexican American troops were trained there.
General John J. Pershing trained Texan National Guard troops there.
German Texans were detained there during the war.
A clash between ____________________ soldiers and Houston police on August 23, 1917, led to a riot in which 19 people were killed.
African American
Mexican American
German American
Chinese American
____________________ living in Texas who were not American citizens were not required to serve in the military, but many volunteered to fight.
Africans
Mexicans
Germans
Chinese
What did Texan civilians do to support the American war effort?
started the Red Cross
bought war bonds
supported German Texans
ignored segregation laws
Due to anti-German feelings during the war, many German foods were renamed. For example, ______________________ was renamed "liberty cabbage."
salad
cole slaw
kale
sauerkraut
The United States entered World War I in 1914 along with other European nations.
True
False
Many of the Texan soldiers who died in World War I died of the disease influenza.
True
False
Colonel Edward M. House helped write peace treaty terms after World War I.
True
False
Mexican Americans and Mexicans living in Texas who were not U.S. citizens served in the military during World War I.
True
False
Many Texas women served in the military in combat roles during World War I.
True
False
Which of the following population trends occurred in Texas in the 1920s?
Texas’s farm population grew greatly.
Most population growth occurred in Texas’s rural areas.
Texas’s cities grew in size as urbanization increased.
Texas’s cities became smaller as urbanization decreased.
In the 1920s, the increasing availability of affordable _________________________ changed the lives and routines of urban residents.
housing
consumer goods
land
credit cards
Consumers of the 1920s bought items like vacuum cleaners and refrigerators because they __________________________.
were expensive
saved time and effort
had wanted them for decades
were important
In the 1920s, installment plans and the spread of electricity contributed to growing demand for what products?
advertising
appliances
cars and trucks
movie tickets
The decade of the 1920s became known as the ______________________, because companies began marketing products nationwide.
Age of Advertising
Progressive Era
Jazz Age
Great Depression
One of the new entertainment media that became popular in the 1920s was _______________________.
newspapers
magazines
radio
television
While new chain stores in the 1920s reached urban customers, how did many people in rural areas get access to new products?
door-to-door salespeople
online shopping
air mail
mail-order catalogs
Texas musicians such as "Blind" Lemon Jefferson and Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter shaped the _____________ tradition.
jazz
blues
country music
Tejano music
__________________, the first movie to win an Academy Award® for best picture, was shot at Kelly Field in San Antonio.
Gone with the Wind
Flying Heroes
The Gold Rush
Wings
The first woman to be elected governor of Texas was _____________________.
Jane Y. McCallum
Annie Webb Blanton
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Ann Richards
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.
Joint Legislative Council
League of Women Voters
Chambers of Commerce
Daughters of the American Revolution
What was an outcome of the work of the Joint Legislative Council?
Laws were passed to regulate the use of child labor in Texas.
The state board of education was eliminated.
Wages for women surpassed those of men in the workplace
White supremacist leaders were elected to positions in the Texas government.
During the 1920s, some young women, called _____________________, attended dance clubs and dressed in the latest fashions.
flappers
trend setters
bobby soxers
fashion plates
Which of the following issues was important to the newly formed Ku Klux Klan in 1915?
equal rights for women
immigration
U.S. involvement in World War I
Prohibition
governor who gained fame for prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members for violent crimes
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Jane Y. McCallum
Earle Mayfield
Dan Moody
Ku Klux Klan member elected to U.S. Senate in 1922
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Jane Y. McCallum
Earle Mayfield
Dan Moody
guitarist who helped shape the blues musical tradition
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Jane Y. McCallum
Earle Mayfield
Dan Moody
governor of Texas elected in 1924 who won on an anti-Klan platform
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Jane Y. McCallum
Earle Mayfield
Dan Moody
head of the Joint Legislative Council who later served as Texas secretary of state
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Jane Y. McCallum
Earle Mayfield
Dan Moody
During World War I, the Texas economy _______________________.
entered a depression
boomed
struggled
went into a recession
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.
cotton
oil
beef
wool
Why did Texas cotton farmers face hard economic times after World War I?
Cotton prices increased from 10 cents to 42 cents per pound.
Landlords forced tenant farmers to grow crops other than cotton.
Farmers could not keep up with the increased demand for cotton.
The price of cotton fell as increased supply exceeded demand.
Why did the timber industry in East Texas suffer in the 1920s?
Most forests had been cleared.
Gas and oil became cheaper fuels.
Wood from other states was cheaper.
The wood was of poor quality for building.
Many Texas ranchers _________________________ during the 1920s because the market for horses and cattle collapsed after World War I.
switched to growing cotton
moved to the timber industry
went bankrupt
shifted to sheepherding
What type of plants first opened in Texas in the 1920s to supply national markets?
general dairy products
timber
meat processing
military products
Oil fueled the economic growth in Texas in the 1920s and helped _______________________ the economy.
divide
diversify
bankrupt
sell off
_______________________ jobs became more plentiful in the Houston area during the 1920s.
Tenant farming
Apparel manufacturing
Ranching
Oil industry
A new shipping channel in 1914 helped boost the economy of which Texas city?
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Brownsville
Why was the Texas Highway Department created?
to encourage the registration of all vehicles in the state
to take advantage of federal funding for building highways within the state
to help Texas cities create traffic laws
to create a police department to patrol newly built roads
In the 1920s, many Texans left farms and ranches to live in ___________________.
Colorado
camps
Mexico
cities
Boom-and-bust cycles refer to shifts between prosperity and economic struggles.
True
False
Booming demand for livestock led to economic gains for ranchers in the 1920s.
True
False
Clothing manufacturing expanded after World War I, and Texas built cotton mills.
True
False
West Texas attracted oil refineries after the end of World War I.
True
False
Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston grew rapidly in the 1920s as Texans left farms and ranches.
True
False
