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WorksheetsGreat Depression and World War II
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
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?
Dust Bowl
Great Plains Dust
New Deal
Stock Market
The Dust Bowl had which of the following impacts on Texas?
Farms and ranches in the Great Plains and Central Plains were moved to the Gulf Coastal Plains.
Failed farmers and ranchers migrated west, leaving behind much of their property and land.
Tornado touchdowns were at a record high during this time.
Farmers started planting crops that could be grown in the dry dusty climate.
Which of the following answer choices explains the effect of the Great Depression on Texas?
The Texas economy was largely based on factories and was not affected by the Great Depression.
Most farmers and ranchers in Texas were able to overcome the problems of the Great Depression without losing their land or property.
The Great Depression, combined with the Dust Bowl, hit Texas farmers and ranchers very hard. As a result, many of them lost their land
The Great Depression caused many oil field workers to relocate to rural areas in search of farm work.
Which of the following caused the Great Depression?
Hitler invading Poland
Stock market crash of 1929
Assassination of Archduke
Japan attack on Pearl Harbor
What impact did rationing have on Texas families during World War II?
Rationing was used by families to conserve and share resources in the United States during World War II.
People living in the United States during World War II could buy as much food as they wanted without rationing.
Most families rationed their donated food to older people in their community.
There was not enough food being produced in the United States during World War II due to rationing.
What do Audie Murphy and Cleto Rodriquez have in common?
Both men were soldiers from European countries and fought in World War II
Both men were World War II soldiers from Texas who received many medals and recognitions for their service in the war.
Both men used their military experience to become elected political officials in Texas.
Both men became cattle ranchers after they fought in World War II
What caused the United States to enter World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The atomic bomb
The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
Who was the symbol of the female workers?
Bessie Coleman
Queen Elizabeth
Rosie the Riveter
Susan B. Anthony
What were the first women military pilots called?
Flying women
Women Above Sky and Planes
Women Pilots of the War
Women Air-Force Service Pilot
The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the
League of Nations
Axis Powers
The Allies
Central Powers
Farmers left the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s because
they were unable to farm the land.
they wanted to go find gold.
they wanted to be movie stars in California.
A ___________________ is a time when industries do not grow and many people are out of work.
unemployment
stock market
depression
What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?
Driving
Building
Baseball
Overplowing
