WorksheetsUnit 8 and 9 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The US asked _________ to work in factories while World War 2 was happening.
Farmers
Women
Elderly People above the age of 75
Kids that were 13 and below in age
When analyzing the map, which area (represented by a color) had the worst Dust Bowl storms?
Yellow
Dark Brown
Red
Blue
A major commander of the US Navy during World War 2 was:
Chester Nimitz
Chester Cheetos
Scott Joplin
Jack Johnson
What year did Galveston have its terrible hurricane?
1901
1899
1900
1929
Why did Galveston build a giant sea wall as well as raise the elevation of the island after 1900?
To protect against future hurricanes
To help stop earthquakes
The town wanted to do these things to make Galveston look "pretty"
A soldier in the US Navy who fought bravely (even though he was a cook) on the USS Arizona was:
Bob Willlis
Roberto Johnson
Audie Murphy
Dorie Miller
The US finally joined World War 2 after:
The Zimmerman Telegram
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
The Bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Tokyo
The Sinking of the Lusitania and the USS Maine
When a farmer was unable to make their farm payment (if they didn't already own their farm), the farmer was evicted. Ownership of the farm, then, would transfer back to the ________ .
Government
State
Bank
US Parks and Wildlife Organization
Because of what happened at Spindletop (oil discovery) in 1901, the economy of Texas changed to focus on:
Oil and Gas
Farming such as sharecropping
World Travel by Boat
After the United States joined World War 1, many of the men were asked to join the military. To keep factory production high to help supply the men who are fighting, the factories begin to hire:
Kids from 5-10 years old
Immigrants from Russia, China, and Madagascar
Immigrants from Cuba, Brazil, and Poland
Women to work in the factories
NONE of the Answers are correct.
One important thing that happens during the "AGE of OIL" (after the discovery at Spindletop in 1901) is:
People wanted to farm more than ever!
People struggled to find any type of job
Urban (cities) areas begin to grow in jobs and population
People left Texas because oil was too slick
TRUE or False: New farming techniques such as contour farming, terrace farming, and placing trees/natural grasses on the edge of a farmer's property helped to keep the soil in place for farmers.
True
False
1901 =
Spindletop Oil Discovery, and the growth of urbanization, oil and gas industries in TEXAS!!!!
Galveston Hurricane
McKinley offering peace to the Phillipines
The start of WW1
People of Japanese descent (ancestors are from Japan) who lived near the Pacific Coast OR were viewed as threat were sent to ____________ camps. Texas actually had a handful of these camps, These camps were a response to the threat of a possible invasion by Japan.
Internment
Boys and Girls
Intuder
Health and Wealth
The discovery of massive amounts of oil was found at:
Spindletop (near Beaumont, TX)
Wylie (near Dallas, TX)
Brownsville (near the Texas and Mexico border)
El Paso (near New Mexico and the Texas border)
A great discovery of something (such as oil) that starts an UPWARD trend in an industry................ but then the source runs out or the trend declines is called:
Good and Bad Business
Boom and Bust Cycle
Boom and DOOM Cycle
Hurrah and Oh No Cycle
The Progressive, or Labor Movement, sought to:
End Bad Farming Practices
End Child Labor and Unsafe/Hazardous Working Conditions
Give Insurance that were more fair to the upper class only
Many farmers who lost their farms moved to the state of _______________ - a state that was considered the "promised land" and filled with jobs and opportunities.
California
Texas
Rhode Island
Hawaii
What helped to cause the Dust Bowl was a severe ______________ and poor farming practices.
Drought
Flood
Hail Storm
Blizzard
F5 Tornado
A very powerful Speaker of the House from Bonham, Texas who helped get the New Deal passed through the House of Representatives was ___________.
John Nance Garner
Sam Rayburn
Dwight Eisenhower
Audie Murphy
Dorie Miller
