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Texas in the 20th Century/Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During WW II, the Texas _______ grew due to new jobs and services to help fight the war.

a)

land

b)

economy

c)

weather

d)

drought

2.

A major _______ happened during the Great Depression causing farmers' crops and cattle to die.

a)

economy

b)

storm

c)

drought

d)

industry

3.

_________ was an empresario who brought many Anglos to settle in Texas.

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Davy Crockett

4.

The ______ industry created products that we enjoy today such as wireless headphones and memory foam mattresses.

a)

oil

b)

railroad

c)

farming

d)

aerospace

5.

_____________ forms of energy are often cheaper, more efficient, and less damaging to the environment.

a)

alternative

b)

no

c)

all

d)

fossil fuel

6.

Two Texans who are WWII heroes are __________ and ________.

a)

Audie Murphy

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Cleto Rodriguez

d)

Sam Houston

7.

The __________ was caused by the U.S. annexing Texas.

a)

Civil War

b)

WWII

c)

WWI

d)

U.S.-Mexican War

8.

Dr. Michael DeBakey was a ____ surgeon who made open-heart surgery possible.

a)

lung

b)

heart

c)

brain

d)

back

9.

In a ____________, people vote for their elected officials.

a)

representative government

b)

Supreme Court

c)

NASA corporation

d)

industry

10.

Oil caused the population in ____ areas to grow as workers came looking for jobs in the new industry.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

drought

d)

farm

11.

The city of __________ grew because it was a port near the oil fields

a)

El Paso

b)

Houston

c)

New York

d)

Los Angeles

12.

The discovery of oil at _________ helped create more jobs for Texans and caused urbanization.

a)

Juneteenth

b)

Spindletop

c)

NASA

d)

The Riverwalk

13.

__________ is when people move to a new country to find a job or improve their lives.

a)

free enterprise

b)

alternative

c)

immigration

d)

farming

14.

An economy driven by making money and competing is _________.

a)

free enterprise

b)

aerospace

c)

urban

d)

Reconstruction

15.

The time period after the Civil War when the southern states rejoined the United States was called ___________.

a)

Spindletop

b)

New Deal

c)

immigration

d)

Reconstruction

16.

____________ is a celebration of the end of slavery.

a)

Veterans Day

b)

Juneteenth

c)

Fourth of July

d)

Memorial Day

17.

Who won at the Alamo battle?

a)

Texans

b)

Mexicans

18.

Who won at the Battle of San Jacinto?

a)

Texans

b)

Mexicans

19.

The general during the Texas Revolution and 1st president of the Republic of Texas was

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Sam Houston

d)

William Travis

20.

Who is known as the "Father of Texas"?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Sam Houston

c)

William Travis

d)

LaSalle