Social Studies Unit Test

Question 1

The Texas oil boom began when oil was first struck at...?

Accepted Answer

Spindletop

Question 2

Dr. Michael DeBakey performed surgery on what organ?

Accepted Answer

Heart

Question 3

a global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 4

What was the main cause of The Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

The 1929 Stock Market Crash

Question 5

Bessie Coleman is best known for...?

Accepted Answer

flying planes

Question 6

In the 1900's people owned ________, which helped grow the oil industry.

Accepted Answer

automobiles

Question 7

Bessie Coleman was the first woman to fly a plane.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

How are Audie Murphy and Cleto Rodriguez similar?

Accepted Answer

They are WWII heroes

Question 9

homes covered in mounds of dirt best describes...?

Accepted Answer

The Dust Bowl

Question 10

Urbanization is...?

Accepted Answer

the movement of people from rural towns to larger cities

Question 11

a time of widespread unemployment, poverty, and hardship for many people across the United States.

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression

Question 12

The new deal can best be described as...?

Accepted Answer

programs created to address the challenges of the Great Depression.

Question 13

Which city is near a port and grew because it was near oil fields?

Accepted Answer

Houston

Question 14

instrumental in developing the oil industry by successfully digging the first oil well at Spindletop

Accepted Answer

Pattillo Higgins

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