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WorksheetsUnit 6.2 Test Review- STUDY
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
1st female pediatric surgeon in Texas, worked and researched at Texas Children's Hospital, and helped make Houston an important medical location
Who am I?
Denton Cooley
Benjy Brooks
Michael Dell
Howard Hughes Sr.
I was a member of the aerospace industry
I was the pilot on a trip to the moon.
I was also a physicist.
I wrote a book called All American Boys
Who am I?
J. Frank Dobie
Walter Cunningham
Cactus Jack
Neil Armstrong
Texans Michael E. DeBakey and Denton Cooley are famous —
astronomers
entrepreneurs
heart surgeons
marine biologists
Which pair correctly matches the Texans with their contributions?
Benjy Brooks – pediatric surgery
Michael Dell – computers
Benjy Brooks – astronaut
Michael Dell – computers
Howard Hughes – petroleum industry
Michael Dell – air transportation
Walter Cunningham: astronaut
Michael Dell - playwright
American entrepreneur, CEO of a computer company, made Texas a tech center
Who am I?
Denton Cooley
Benny Brooks
Michael Dell
Howard Hughes Sr.
Which of the following statements BEST explains the significance of Barbara Jordan?
Select TWO correct answers.
She was the first African-American woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
She was the first African-American woman to run for President of the United States.
She was the first woman to serve on the Texas Supreme Court.
She initiated a civil rights protest to integrate schools in Texas.
She was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction.
Which of the following best describes the influence of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression?
Raising the minimum wage so that more people had more money to spend.
Instilled hope and purpose and people became more productive, working citizens
Had very little impact due to the result of WWII
Provided medical care for children that had families that could not afford it
Which of the following is the era in Texas History that saw an increase in the Equal Rights Movement?
Age of Oil
Texas in World War II
Civil Rights and Conservatism
Cattle, Cotton, and Railroads
Why was Hector Garcia awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
His community-building efforts demonstrated good citizenship
His work to improve the lives of Mexican Americans challenged traditional American ideals
He founded LULAC to support Mexican American rights
He served as the first Mexican American in the U.S. House of Representatives
What was the relationship between Lyndon B. Johnson and the Civil Rights Movement?
He worked hard to win the passage of Civil Rights legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
He ignored the movement to focus on the country's economy.
He supported the movement but did little to further its goals.
He pushed for the re-segregation of Texas' public schools.
What 1972 Amendment granted Texas women the same rights as men?
Texas Civil Rights Amendment
Texas Women's Rights Amendment
Texas Equal Rights Amendment
Texas Fair Rights Amendment
What was the bitter dispute between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Red Scare
War on Communism
Russo-American War
Cold War
The GREAT SOCIETY
education
health care
job training
?????
Which of the following best describes the last improvement that was made in the Great Society program?
reform
environment
religion
equality
Why did many Texans disapprove of the United Nations (UN)?
They thought the UN favored labor unions, which they opposed
They disliked the books the UN published, believing them to be disloyal
They thought the UN supported Communist countries
They disliked have to pay for the UN
Which group in Texas experienced positive effects of the Red Scare?
Teachers
Students
Labor Union Leaders
Defense Industry companies
How did Texas' law school for African-Americans compare to the University of Texas Law School?
The law school for African Americans was superior.
The law school for African Americans was inferior.
The two schools were equal.
There were only minor differences between the two schools.
What is one way that Texans prepared for future droughts?
They burned the thorns off prickly pear cactus plants.
They planted more grass.
They built more reservoirs.
They founded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
How did farmers feed their cattle during the drought in the 1950s?
They planted grass that could withstand high heat.
They built ponds where water could be stored for livestock.
They pumped water from underground aquifers.
They burned the thorns off prickly pear cactus plants.
Which community has the largest percentage of Hispanics?
Dallas
Garland
Grand Prairie
Irving
Which community has the highest percentage of African Americans?
Dallas
Garland
Grand Prairie
Irving
Which community has the second highest percentage of non-Hispanic whites?
Dallas
Garland
Richardson
Texas
Which segment of Texas' population is the largest?
19 and under
20 to 44
45 to 64
65 and older
Which of the following had a significant influence on the Space Race?
Walter Cunningham
Oveta Culp
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Addison Baker
Which of the following statements BEST describes the Civil Rights era?
Select TWO correct answers.
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
Enslaved persons learned about their freedom on the 19th of June.
Confederate General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
Mexican Americans were deported due to nativist policies.
Martin Luther King, Jr. led protests against segregation and discrimination.
How did people support the war effort during World War II?
Women registered for the draft; unemployment for men rose in manufacturing
Victory gardens were established; people stopped buying Victory Bonds
People participated in rationing; Victory gardens were established
Women's suffrage ended; people purchased Victory Bonds
What events INFLUENCED the end of the Great Depression in America?
End of the Dust Bowl; Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society
Economic demands of WW II : Roosevelt's New Deal
Attack on Pearl Harbor : Sinking of the Lusitania
Demand for beef in the Northeast : oil discovered in Texas
The sinking of the Lusitania is to ____________ as Pearl Harbor is to ________________________.
WW II : WW I
Civil War: WW I
WW II : Civil War
WW I : WW II
When studying the growth of "Civil Rights" in America, which of the following issues is supported by the 14th Amendment?
The Brown family were deprived of citizenship.
The Brown family were deprived of inalienable rights.
The Brown family were deprived of equal opportunity.
The Brown family were deprived of separate but equal opportunity.
