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Texas, the Great Depression and World War II
Texas, the Great Depression and World War II
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1
Texas received several of these as a result of World War II.
national monuments
army bases
banks
national parks
2
This person was Roosevelt's vice president twice.
Audie Murphy
Marvin Jones
John Nance Garner
Lyndon Baines Johnson
3
This Texan from Bonham was the powerful Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Marvin Jones
Sam Rayburn
4
Which event occurred last?
the Great Depression
World War I
World War II
the Dust Bowl
5
This Texan served as supreme commander of Allied Forces in World War II.
Audie Murphy
Doris Miller
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
6
This Texan became a famous Hollywood star due to his bravery during World War II.
Chester Nimitz
Audie Murphy
Dwight D. Eishenhower
Doris Miller
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In the 1920s, the price of cotton and other crops fell because
farmers overproduced after World War I
there was a need for cotton for World War II
there was no longer any use for cotton
boll weevils killed the cotton crop
8
This country attacked Pearl Harbor which caused the United States to enter World War II.
Germany
Japan
Korea
China
9
The name of President Roosevelt's program to combat the Great Depression was
the Good Deal
the Economic Deal
the New Deal
the Best Deal
10
This sailor received the Navy Cross for his actions during Pearl Harbor.
Doris Miller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Audie Murphy
Chester Nimitz
11
Which is NOT a reason for the Dust Bowl?
over grazing
over planting
absence of trees
the Great Depression
12
Texans were encouraged to do this to help with soil erosion.
stop growing crops
move to California
sell their farms
plant trees
13
This project was completed during World War II with the help of German prisoners of war.
Denison Dam
Houston Ship Channel
Lake Ray Hubbard
San Jacinto Monument
14
These institutions took over farms when the farmers could not pay their loans.
the military
banks
the U.S. Government
the state government
15
This New Deal program provides payments to the elderly and those with disabilities.
Social Security
Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Works Progress Administration
16
People in the Panhandle moved here as a result of the Dust Bowl.
East Texas
South Texas
New York
California
17
Both cotton and oil went into this cycle during the Great Depression
bust
supply
demand
boom
18
These were used to finance World War II.
bonds
social security
lottery tickets
WPA
19
The purpose of the New Deal programs was this.
the help other countries
to strengthen the military
to make the U.S. government stronger
the give people jobs around the U.S.
20
This person was President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
21
The price of oil fell because
it was in high demand
the car was invented
a large oil field was found in East Texas
World War II started
22
Military bases were built in Texas because of the following reasons.
Texas is close to Japan
The weather is unpredictable
It tends to be cold in Texas
good climate
23
This event began in October 1929 with the stock market crash.
World War II
World War I
the Dust Bowl
the Great Depression
24
These people joined the workforce as a result of World War II.
children
women
German citizens
Japanese Americans
25
This event lasted from 1939 to 1945.
the Dust Bowl
the Great Depression
World War II
the Civil Rights Movement