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WorksheetsTX24 - Great Depression + WW2 [ND]
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
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.
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?
Mexican soldiers
Nazis in Europe and Japanese in the Pacific
British and French soldiers in Europe, and Australians in the Pacific
Union and Confederate soldiers
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.
Read the passage provided.
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Based on the passage, how did World War II affect the manufacturing that happened in Texas?
manufacturing doubled
manufacturing tripled
manufacturing was cut in half
manufacturing increased fourfold
Match the following items from the passage about World War II.
airplane building
Dallas / Fort Worth
pilot training
San Antonio
ship building
Houston
jeep driver training
NOT included in this passage
Reorder the following events that tell the story of the "Dust Bowl" of the 1930s. Put images in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
over use of the land
wind erosion
farms damaged
Foreclosures, and people leaving Texas
planting new trees
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
AIRPLANES built in Dallas / Forth Worth
HOT AIR BALLOONS built in Houston
SHIPS built in Houston
BICYCLES built in Dallas / Fort Worth
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?
oil
cotton
cattle
wheat
Based on the info provided, John Nance Garner served as (a) from 1931-1933, just before he became (b) .
Which area shows the names of the laws that Sam Rayburn helped create during the Great Depression and World War II?
