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Texas in the Great Depression and WWII

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Dust Bowl mainly affected Texans living close to the _______________

a)

south

b)

east

c)

southeast

d)

panhandle

2.

To fight the effects of the Dust Bowl, farmers used techniques like ______ _______ to keep the soil from blowing away.

a)

crop rotations

b)

replanting crops

c)

ground watering

d)

sun gazing

3.

An economic benefit of WWII on Texans was women entering the _____________.

a)

War

b)

Market

c)

Workforce

d)

Banks

4.

WWII ends the Great Depression with a large amount of ______ created at home.

a)

jobs

b)

loans

c)

investments

d)

savings

5.

The boom and bust cycle of the cotton industry was NOT _____________ to the era.

a)

saving

b)

emblematic

c)

unique

d)

beneficial

6.

Texans are increasing their sources of clean energy by creating ________ and ________ to powerhouses in communities.

a)

Coal/Gas

b)

Solar/Wind

c)

Electric/Water

d)

Oil/Wood

7.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal helped Texans by providing jobs building ________ and ________ among other types of infrastructure.

a)

Ships/Automobiles

b)

Canals/Oceans

c)

Powerplants/Buses

d)

Roads/Bridges

8.

After the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 industries moved to _________.

a)

Houston

b)

Dallas

c)

San Antonio

d)

Corpus Christi

9.

The development of the cattle industry is helped by the _____________

a)

Railroads

b)

Planes

c)

Boats

d)

Spaceships

10.

Texans benefit economically from ___________ their goods that stimulated state businesses.

a)

spending

b)

rationing

c)

accumulating

d)

complaining

11.

WWII brought economic growth to Texas by bringing ________ like weapon plants, oil plants, boat/plane production, and women in the workforce.

a)

plans

b)

industries

c)

goals

d)

economies

12.

A road named Camp Bowie in Austin got the origins of its name from famous _____ of the ______

a)

Hero/Alamo

b)

Soldier/Civil War

c)

Trader/Merchant ships

d)

Hero/American Revolution

13.

_________ lives began to change during the World Wars by entering the workforce.

a)

Women's

b)

Men's

c)

Children's

d)

Animal's