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Unit 11: TX in the Great Depression & WWII
Unit 11: TX in the Great Depression & WWII
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Review for Unit 11: the Great Depression and WWII test
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1
Who served as the Speaker of the House & supported New Deal programs?
Sam Rayburn
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
William B. Travis
2
Which event happened first?
Dust Bowl
New Deal
Great Depression
WWII
3
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) -
put young men to work building schools, parks, & dams
provided jobs to writers, musicians, & artists
put young women to work in factories
put child to work in Mexico
4
Which era in Texas history is associated with the CCC — Civilian Conservation Corps?
Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
The Texas Debate
Great Depression
Civil Rights
5
A stock market is -
the activity of buying & selling stocks and shares
living in the country
a program that provides jobs
<p>living in the city</p>
6
Who was governor during the Great Depression, supported FDR & New Deal Programs?
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Audie murphy
Oveta Culp Hobby
Dwight Eisenhower
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Which New Deal program was designed to provide jobs to writers, musicians, and artists?
Public Work Administration (PWA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
American League of Art (ALA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
8
What was the main purpose of the New Deal programs?
pay off debt
train men for war
provide relief by providing new jobs
education
9
Which TX industry suffered the most, first from the Great Depression & then from the Dust Bowl?
service industry
telephone industry
agricultural industry
manufacturing industry
10
How did Texas economically benefit from U.S. involvement in the Second World War?
Rationing consumer goods
None of these
Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers
Natural resources in Texas were needed to supply the war.
11
How did Texas try to manage the problems from the Dust Bowl in the 1930's?
planted trees to prevent more erosion
stopped farming in Texas
build windmills
stopped the cattle drives
12
Which of the following was a result of World War II in Texas?
African Americans became the largest minority group.
Population growth
Economy of the state moved more toward industrialization.
Voters elected only Democratic candidates.
13
Which event happened first?
Stock Market Crash
Dust Bowl
Discovery of Oil at Spindletop
Invention of Barbed Wire
14
When did the stock market crash, leading to the Great Depression?
Oct. 29, 1929
March 7, 1919
July 4, 1779
Nov. 17, 2015
15
A Texan who was the most decorated soldier from WWII, later become an actor-
Chester W. Nimitz
John Nance Garner
Dwight Eisenhower
Audie Murphy
16
What event helped the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
Heavy rains
Dust Bowl
World War II
Stock Market Crash
17
The Great Depression was hard on the famers & the agricultural sector because -
a severe drought
new deal programs
a bust in the cotton industry
rationing goods during war
18
International events produced an economic boom in all of the following
EXCEPT-
ammunition plants
assembly factories
new agricultural plants
new military facilities
19
What happened to the work force during WWII?
It stayed the same
Women joined the work force
children were working in mines
Men stayed and worked in factories
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Which items were rationed during WWII?
lumber, firearms, and clothing
seeds, stamps, and tobacco
food, shoes, and gasoline
water, electricity, and plastic
