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CBA # 6 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Texan, Frank Dobie, was a popular...

a)

World War 2 General

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Author and Folklorist

d)

Governor

2.

According the map, what part of Texas was impacted by the Dust Bowl?

a)

Northeast TX

b)

Southwest TX

c)

South TX

d)

Northwest TX

3.

What role did James V. Allred serve in during the 1930's that helped bring New Deal programs to Texas?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Governor of Texas

c)

President

d)

Army General

4.

What is Audie Murphy best known as?

a)

The Pacific Fleet Admiral

b)

The most decorated world war 2 soldier

c)

The man who won the Navy Cross at Peral Harbor

d)

The Speaker of the House

5.

This Texan served many years as the Speaker of the House in Congress:

a)

James Allred

b)

Audie Murphy

c)

Sam Rayburn

d)

Harry S. Truman

6.

What were the main causes of the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?

a)

Drought and over farming & grazing

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Over production of oil in East Tx

7.

The Newspaper article describes the event that led to the US joining the fight in WW2. What was this event?

a)

D-Day Invasion

b)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

d)

The Bombing of Hiroshima

8.

What event, also known as Black Tuesday, helped reveal the US was headed toward the Great Depression?

a)

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

The stock market crash of 1929

d)

The New Deal

9.

This image reveals that Texas was a location during WW2 for:

a)

Training the military soldiers

b)

causing a long drought during the War

c)

losing many industry jobs in oil and steel

10.

True or False: Oil and Gas fields were found all over the State of Texas.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

Why did an oil crisis strike East Texas during the 1930's?

a)

They could not find enough oil

b)

They produced too much oil (overproduction)

c)

They had a large oil spill causing a major environmental disaster

d)

A long drought created major dust storms

12.

Erosion caused by drought and over farming/grazing created what major natural disaster?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Dust Bowl in Northwest TX

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

The Hurricane of 1900 at Galveston

13.

Why were women able to get new jobs in factories during World War 2?

a)

They were a source of cheap labor

b)

The government required factories to hire them

c)

Jobs were now available because of the young men had joined the military

d)

The New Deal created these new jobs for women

14.

How did Texas Farmers help win World War 2?

a)

They grew food crops to help feed the military

b)

They grew more cotton and less food crops

c)

They traded their crops with Germany

d)

They experienced a long drought and could not help win the war.

15.

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?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Square Deal

16.

What factor contributed to the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?

a)

The outbreak of the Great Depression

b)

Heavy rains during the season.

c)

Soil erosion from drought and the overgrazing of livestock

d)

The completion of the Hoover Dam. D R A

17.

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?

a)

Black Friday

b)

Red Tuesday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Mad Monday

18.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) are examples of –

a)

Military organizations that fought in WW

b)

Organizations created during the New deal to create jobs for the unemployed

c)

Programs created during the 1920's and 30's to help farmers get electricity

d)

Systems created to help oil companies survive the Great Depression

19.

What President came up with the New Deal program that helped give relief to Texas and the U.S. by creating jobs?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

H. Hoover

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

20.

1. Dust Storms blew across the Great Plains.

2. Unemployment rose.

3. Banks and businesses failed.

What era in history was this time period?

a)

Age of Oil

b)

Great Depression

c)

World War 2

d)

Era of King Cotton

21.

Expansion of jobs in what industries helped end the Depression at the onset of World War 2?

a)

Cattle & Oil

b)

Oil & Steel

c)

Railroads & Cattle

d)

Steel & Railroads