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TX - Unit Review - Depression to WW2 - 23

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Look at the box provided. It lists items that helped boost the economy of Texas during World War II.

-

Which item would involve the building of boats [likely built in the Houston area]?

a)

new military facilities

b)

aircraft and naval manufacturing centers

c)

munitions plants

d)

assembly factories

2.

Which two [2] of these groups was fighting AGAINST the U.S. in World War II?

YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

the Nazis in Europe

b)

the Brazillians in South America

c)

the Kiwis in Australia

d)

the Japanese in the Pacific

3.

1930s Agricultural BUST - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

1940s Agricultural BOOM - farmers grow food crops to help feed soldiers in World War II

a)

overproduction in agriculture led to falling prices and soil erosion

b)

Texas ranchers started raising a record numbers of goats and pigs

c)

a Texas inventor developed a new "tank" from old tractor parts

d)

Texans became "mud-farmers" from all the dust and oil that could be found there

4.

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.

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

iron ore

d)

dirt

5.

Read the passage provided. According to the passage, the "stock market crash" that directly led to the Great Depression happened in -

a)

January, 1923

b)

October, 1929

c)

April, 1901

d)

December, 1932

6.

Read the passage provided. Which part of the excerpt BEST describes the economic impact of World War II on Texas?

a)

"more than 22,000 Texans gave their lives"

b)

"the population increased"

c)

"Manufacturing increased fourfold"

d)

"some wartime boomtowns were abandoned"

7.

Military training for pilots during World War II would have happened at ____ near San Antonio.

a)

Randolph Field

b)

Houston Naval Base

c)

El Paso Bomb-Testing Site

d)

the Alamo

8.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS IN TEXAS

* making irrigation ditches

* ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

* building dams and bridges

-

Which of these items could be added to this list?

a)

voting in an election

b)

walking through a cotton field

c)

taking pictures of the sunset

d)

drilling for oil resources

9.

Which of these events [caused, in part, by a long drought] led to many Texan farmers leaving their land?

a)

World War II coming to an end

b)

the Stock market crash

c)

the dust storms

d)

Women getting the right to vote

10.

Which TWO [2] of these events hurt the American economy during the 1930s?

-

YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

World War II coming to an end

b)

the Stock market crash

c)

the Dust Bowl

d)

Women getting the right to vote

11.

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 -

a)

El Paso

b)

Amarillo

c)

Dallas

d)

Brownsville

12.

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 -

a)

went down very quickly

b)

expanded very quickly

c)

did not change

13.

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 -

a)

Urban Sewage Law

b)

Rural Electrification Act

c)

Suburban Water Bill

d)

Clean Air Act

14.

Look at the image provided. When did John Nance Garner serve as "Vice President"?

a)

right before he was Speaker of the House

b)

he was never Vice President

c)

right after he was Speaker of the House