WorksheetsTX - Unit Review - Depression to WW2 - 23
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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 [likely built in the Houston 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
1930s Agricultural BUST - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1940s Agricultural BOOM - farmers grow food crops to help feed soldiers in World War II
overproduction in agriculture led to falling prices and soil erosion
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
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
water
iron ore
dirt
Read the passage provided. According to the passage, the "stock market crash" that directly led to the Great Depression happened in -
January, 1923
October, 1929
April, 1901
December, 1932
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"
Military training for pilots during World War II would have happened at ____ near San Antonio.
Randolph Field
Houston Naval Base
El Paso Bomb-Testing Site
the Alamo
ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS IN TEXAS
* making irrigation ditches
* ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
* building dams and bridges
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Which of these items could be added to this list?
voting in an election
walking through a cotton field
taking pictures of the sunset
drilling for oil resources
Which of these events [caused, in part, by a long drought] led to many Texan farmers leaving their land?
World War II coming to an end
the Stock market crash
the dust storms
Women getting the right to vote
Which TWO [2] of these events hurt the American economy during the 1930s?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS
World War II coming to an end
the Stock market crash
the Dust Bowl
Women getting the right to vote
Look at the box provided. It lists factories and manufacturing centers that helped boost the economy of Texas during World War II. The city of Houston had naval manufacturing centers [building ships for the war]. Aircraft manufacturing was happening around -
El Paso
Amarillo
Dallas
Brownsville
As Texas became more industrialized in the early 20th century [also known as the 1900s], the state saw rapid "urbanization", which means the population of cities -
went down very quickly
expanded very quickly
did not change
According to the image provided, a Texan named SAM RAYBURN served as Speaker of the House 3 different times and helped pass legislation during the New Deal and World War II. One of those pieces of legislation was called the -
Urban Sewage Law
Rural Electrification Act
Suburban Water Bill
Clean Air Act
Look at the image provided. When did John Nance Garner serve as "Vice President"?
right before he was Speaker of the House
he was never Vice President
right after he was Speaker of the House
