WorksheetsTX - Depression / DB / ND / WW2 - 23
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Look at the box provided. It lists items that helped boost the economy of Texas during World War II.
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Which item would involve the building of boats and airplanes [most likely found near Houston or the Dallas/Fort Worth area]?
new military facilities
aircraft and naval manufacturing centers
munitions plants
assembly factories
Which two [2] of these groups was fighting AGAINST the U.S. in World War II?
YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS
the Nazis in Europe
the Brazillians in South America
the Kiwis in Australia
the Japanese in the Pacific
Overproduction in agriculture in the 1930s led to an economic BUST - prices fell, erosion led to the Dust Bowl
How did the agriculture of Texas BOOM during World War II?
Texas farmers helped provide food for U.S. soldiers
Texas ranchers started raising a record numbers of goats and pigs
a Texas inventor developed a new "tank" from old tractor parts
Texans became "mud-farmers" from all the dust and oil that could be found there
Which of these is an example of how wars often help the economy?
food is harder to find during war time
there are more jobs available during war time
the population goes down during war time
gold and silver are often found during war time
Texas had a very diversified economy in the late 1800s. Cotton farming and cattle ranching were already very profitable. In the early 1900s, the Texas economy became more industrialized because of how much __?__ was needed to help win the world wars.
oil
wheat
iron ore
dirt
Read the passage provided. Which part of the excerpt BEST describes the economic impact of World War II on Texas?
"more than 22,000 Texans gave their lives"
"the population increased"
"Manufacturing increased fourfold"
"some wartime boomtowns were abandoned"
_____ in San Antonio was the leading air base in the U.S. when the military press dubbed it "the West Point of the Air" in 1943.
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This is one example of how Texas provided an important contribution to World War II military training.
Randolph Field
Houston Naval Base
El Paso Bomb-Testing Site
the Alamo
Read the passage provided. What TWO [2] forms of transportation are identified as being built in Texas during World War II?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS
trains
ships
tanks
planes
Which of these items is a natural resource found in Texas that was always in HIGH DEMAND during times of war?
water
oil
lumber
cotton
According to this timeline, when did the U.S. enter World War II?
1939
1941
1945
that answer is NOT on this timeline
