WorksheetsCUA #7 - The Great Depression and WW2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following titles best completes the middle bubble of the diagram?
Mexican immigration’s impact on Texas
Great Depression’s impact on Texas
Reconstruction’s impact on Texas
Dust Bowl’s impact on Texas
Which statement is the MOST accurate about the Dust Bowl?
All of Texas was devastated from the effects of the Dust Bowl.
The Coastal Plains was the region most affected by the Dust Bowl.
Texas was largely unaffected by the Dust Bowl.
The Dust Bowl affected the entire Texas panhandle during the Great Depression.
Drought caused the ground to dry out and crops to die is a physical factor.
True
False
Farmers plowed up the protective grasses of the plains is a physical factor.
True
False
Ranchers herds ate the protective grasses as well is a human factor.
True
False
Which of the following was a Social impact of the World Wars on Texas?
Farmland was destroyed by massive fighting and made cotton production impossible.
Texas became extremely wealthy from both World Wars.
Many Texans knew friends or family that fought in the wars.
Most Texans opposed the war and fled the state to avoid it.
Who served as his Vice President for two terms?
John Nance Garner
Sam Rayburn
Abraham Lincoln
Dolly Parton
Who was a U.S. Congressman that supported the New Deal projects to help rural Americans, especially those in Texas?
John Nance Garner
Sam Rayburn
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
Which group of terms and names is related to the era in Texas history known as “Texas in the Great Depression and WWII”?
Top Left
Bottom Left
Top Right
Bottom Right
Which region of Texas contains the LEAST amount of natural resources?
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
What similar problem did cotton farmers and oil producers share?
They had to weigh their products carefully to make sure they got the right price.
They had to decrease their production to increase prices.
Texas leaders supported the Louisiana law banning cotton and oil production.
The owners of large farms and companies were impacted more by reduced production.
What event contributed to the boom-and-bust cycle of agriculture shown in the picture?
Hint : (What ruined all of the crops?)
Spindletop
The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
World War II
Which U.S. President does the information in the chart describe?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George H.W. Bush
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Houston
How were Texas industries impacted by World War II?
Steel mills in the mountain and basins region were shut down due to rationing and petrochemical plants were built in the coastal plains to support a boom in oil
Petrochemical plants were built in the coastal plains to support a boom in oil and farmers in the great plains became the breadbasket to feed the Allies.
Farmers in the great plains became the breadbasket to feed the Allies and cattle Trails through the north central plains brought cattle to markets North of Texas.
Cattle Trails through the north central plains brought cattle to markets North of Texas and railroads were built in the southern plains to increase military production for the Axis powers.
