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TX24 - Great Depression + WW2 [ND]

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

Look at the textbox provided.

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  • [MINIMUM = 30 words] Write about how these World War II business endeavors might have a POSITIVE impact on the economy of Texas.

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2.

FACT: During World War II there were 750,000 Texans sent to fight in Europe and in the Pacific.

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Which of these groups were the Texan soldiers fighting against during World War II?

a)

Mexican soldiers

b)

Nazis in Europe and Japanese in the Pacific

c)

British and French soldiers in Europe, and Australians in the Pacific

d)

Union and Confederate soldiers

3.

For most of the 1800s, the economy of Texas was based on ​ (a)   with farmers growing ​ (b)   and ranchers raising ​ (c)   . In the 1900s, the economy of Texas moved to ​ (d)   when the high demand for ​ (e)   became very profitable.

Choose from the below words
agriculture
cotton
cattle
industrialization
oil
4.

Read the passage provided.

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  • Based on the passage, how did World War II affect the manufacturing that happened in Texas?

a)

manufacturing doubled

b)

manufacturing tripled

c)

manufacturing was cut in half

d)

manufacturing increased fourfold

5.
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Match the following items from the passage about World War II.

a)

airplane building

1.

Dallas / Fort Worth

b)

pilot training

2.

San Antonio

c)

ship building

3.

Houston

d)

jeep driver training

4.

NOT included in this passage

6.

Reorder the following events that tell the story of the "Dust Bowl" of the 1930s. Put images in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

a)

over use of the land

b)

wind erosion

c)

farms damaged

d)

Foreclosures, and people leaving Texas

e)

planting new trees

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
7.

Which TWO [2] of these answers would be considered "war machines" used in World War II? [hint: much of the manufacturing of these machines was happening in either Houston or in the Dallas / Forth Worth area]

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  • YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

AIRPLANES built in Dallas / Forth Worth

b)

HOT AIR BALLOONS built in Houston

c)

SHIPS built in Houston

d)

BICYCLES built in Dallas / Fort Worth

8.

SUPPLY - how much of a particular resource is available

DEMAND - how much the resource is needed / desired

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What Texas product would be in high DEMAND during times of war?

a)

oil

b)

cotton

c)

cattle

d)

wheat

9.

Based on the info provided, John Nance Garner served as ​ (a)   from 1931-1933, just before he became ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Governor of the state of Texas
10.

Which area shows the names of the laws that Sam Rayburn helped create during the Great Depression and World War II?