WorksheetsCBA # 6 Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
The Texan, Frank Dobie, was a popular...
World War 2 General
Speaker of the House
Author and Folklorist
Governor
According the map, what part of Texas was impacted by the Dust Bowl?
Northeast TX
Southwest TX
South TX
Northwest TX
What role did James V. Allred serve in during the 1930's that helped bring New Deal programs to Texas?
Speaker of the House
Governor of Texas
President
Army General
What is Audie Murphy best known as?
The Pacific Fleet Admiral
The most decorated world war 2 soldier
The man who won the Navy Cross at Peral Harbor
The Speaker of the House
This Texan served many years as the Speaker of the House in Congress:
James Allred
Audie Murphy
Sam Rayburn
Harry S. Truman
What were the main causes of the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?
Drought and over farming & grazing
The Stock Market Crash
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Over production of oil in East Tx
The Newspaper article describes the event that led to the US joining the fight in WW2. What was this event?
D-Day Invasion
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Bombing of Hiroshima
What event, also known as Black Tuesday, helped reveal the US was headed toward the Great Depression?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Dust Bowl
The stock market crash of 1929
The New Deal
This image reveals that Texas was a location during WW2 for:
Training the military soldiers
causing a long drought during the War
losing many industry jobs in oil and steel
True or False: Oil and Gas fields were found all over the State of Texas.
False
True
Why did an oil crisis strike East Texas during the 1930's?
They could not find enough oil
They produced too much oil (overproduction)
They had a large oil spill causing a major environmental disaster
A long drought created major dust storms
Erosion caused by drought and over farming/grazing created what major natural disaster?
The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl in Northwest TX
Black Tuesday
The Hurricane of 1900 at Galveston
Why were women able to get new jobs in factories during World War 2?
They were a source of cheap labor
The government required factories to hire them
Jobs were now available because of the young men had joined the military
The New Deal created these new jobs for women
How did Texas Farmers help win World War 2?
They grew food crops to help feed the military
They grew more cotton and less food crops
They traded their crops with Germany
They experienced a long drought and could not help win the war.
What was the plan called that President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass in the 1930's that provided jobs and hope to many Americans?
The New Deal
The Great Society
The Square Deal
What factor contributed to the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?
The outbreak of the Great Depression
Heavy rains during the season.
Soil erosion from drought and the overgrazing of livestock
The completion of the Hoover Dam. D R A
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was the beginning of the worst economic depression in U.S. history. What name of the day is the Crash commonly referred by?
Black Friday
Red Tuesday
Black Tuesday
Mad Monday
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) are examples of –
Military organizations that fought in WW
Organizations created during the New deal to create jobs for the unemployed
Programs created during the 1920's and 30's to help farmers get electricity
Systems created to help oil companies survive the Great Depression
What President came up with the New Deal program that helped give relief to Texas and the U.S. by creating jobs?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
H. Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
1. Dust Storms blew across the Great Plains.
2. Unemployment rose.
3. Banks and businesses failed.
What era in history was this time period?
Age of Oil
Great Depression
World War 2
Era of King Cotton
Expansion of jobs in what industries helped end the Depression at the onset of World War 2?
Cattle & Oil
Oil & Steel
Railroads & Cattle
Steel & Railroads
