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Great Depression and World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Great Plains Dust

c)

New Deal

d)

Stock Market

2.

The Dust Bowl had which of the following impacts on Texas?

a)

Farms and ranches in the Great Plains and Central Plains were moved to the Gulf Coastal Plains.

b)

Failed farmers and ranchers migrated west, leaving behind much of their property and land.

c)

Tornado touchdowns were at a record high during this time.

d)

Farmers started planting crops that could be grown in the dry dusty climate.

3.

Which of the following answer choices explains the effect of the Great Depression on Texas?

a)

The Texas economy was largely based on factories and was not affected by the Great Depression.

b)

Most farmers and ranchers in Texas were able to overcome the problems of the Great Depression without losing their land or property.

c)

The Great Depression, combined with the Dust Bowl, hit Texas farmers and ranchers very hard. As a result, many of them lost their land

d)

The Great Depression caused many oil field workers to relocate to rural areas in search of farm work.

4.

Which of the following caused the Great Depression?

a)

Hitler invading Poland

b)

Stock market crash of 1929

c)

Assassination of Archduke

d)

Japan attack on Pearl Harbor

5.

What impact did rationing have on Texas families during World War II?

a)

Rationing was used by families to conserve and share resources in the United States during World War II.

b)

People living in the United States during World War II could buy as much food as they wanted without rationing.

c)

Most families rationed their donated food to older people in their community.

d)

There was not enough food being produced in the United States during World War II due to rationing.

6.

What do Audie Murphy and Cleto Rodriquez have in common?

a)

Both men were soldiers from European countries and fought in World War II

b)

Both men were World War II soldiers from Texas who received many medals and recognitions for their service in the war.

c)

Both men used their military experience to become elected political officials in Texas.

d)

Both men became cattle ranchers after they fought in World War II

7.

What caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

The atomic bomb

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Dust Bowl

8.

Who was the symbol of the female workers?

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Susan B. Anthony

9.

What were the first women military pilots called?

a)

Flying women

b)

Women Above Sky and Planes

c)

Women Pilots of the War

d)

Women Air-Force Service Pilot

10.
On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
Dec 7, 1939
b)
Dec 7, 1945
c)
Dec 7, 1941
d)
Dec 7, 1942
11.
Which President gave the order to drop the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Ronald Reagan
12.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

13.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII? 
a)
Emperor Hirohito 
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo 
d)
Adolf Hitler 
14.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
15.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
16.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on _______ which caused the U.S. to join WWII on the Allied side.
a)
December 7, 1914
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
December 7, 1943
d)
December 7, 1940
17.

Farmers left the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s because

a)

they were unable to farm the land.

b)

they wanted to go find gold.

c)

they wanted to be movie stars in California.

18.

A ___________________ is a time when industries do not grow and many people are out of work.

a)

unemployment

b)

stock market

c)

depression

19.
How long did the Dust Bowl last?
a)
100 years
b)
a decade
c)
five years
d)
one year
20.

What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Driving

b)

Building

c)

Baseball

d)

Overplowing