Worksheets20th Century Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which Texas Second World War veteran received more medals and awards than any other combat soldier in history?
John Tower
Cleto Rodriguez
Audie Murphy
Many farmers in North Texas responded to the Dust Bowl by-
moving our of state
using artificial fertilizers
switching to cotton cultivation
Which area of Texas was most influenced by the effects of the Dust Bowl?
Gulf Coast
The Panhandle
Major urban areas
During the Great Depression, New Deal reforms were made to-
create jobs
provide food
educate children
To avoid having another Dust Bowl, farmers in Texas had to-
stop planting cotton fields
find new ways to irrigate crops
learn better ways to treat the soil
How was the population of Texas changed because of the Second World?
women outnumbered men
the state became more urbanized
most people lived on military bases
Many Texans supported the war effort during the Second Word War by-
rationing food
donating blood
training as pilots
Avenger Airfield in Sweetwater, Texas became an important military base because it was where-
bomber planes were built
women pilots were trained
Japanese Americans were detained
Cleto Rodriguez served as an American soldier in the Philippines during the Second World War. As a result of his bravery in battle, he was awarded the -
purple heart
Legion of Merit
Congressional Medal of Honor
Which accomplishment is this famous Texan remembered for having done?
working in congress to pass legislation to create flying schools for women
Starring as the first African American woman in a movie about the WWI
Overcoming barriers to be the first female African American to get a pilot's license
What evidence is there in the picture that the downtown Kilgore area was known as the "World's Richest Acre?"
The stores were very large.
Oil wells spread out for miles.
Oil wells surrounded the downtown area.
How did the development of the oil and gas industry in Texas affect factory work?
factories began increasing wages and lengthened the work day.
Factories began using more and more women as labor over time.
Factories began moving away from water and coal-powered machinery.
Which East Texas wildcatter is credited with starting the oil business in Texas?
Patillo Higgins
Joseph Glidden
Scott Joplin
Which of these is a negative consequence of the oil industry in Texas?
The possibility of oil spills.
The use of oil to create energy.
The taking of oil from from underground.
Which event directly contributed to a rapid increase in population along the Coastal Plains region of Texas in the early 20th century?
Discovery of oil at Spindletop
Invention of the Hughes drill bit
Construction of the Galveston Seawall
What invention in the early 1900s changed Texans lives the most?
automobile
telephone
vacuum cleaner
What was the name of the first movie with sound?
The Kid
The Musician
The Jazz Singer
Who was Texas's first female governor?
Miriam Ferguson
Lady Bird Johnson
Christina Adair
What was the purpose of the 19th amendment?
women's suffrage
civil rights
segregation
What gave equal rights to Americans regardless of religion, gender, or race?
Spindletop
19th Amendment
Civil Rights Act
