stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Great Depression and World War II Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Great Depression and World War II
Great Depression and World War II
19 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
162 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
19 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
19
Answers
1
This person was President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
2
This Texan became a famous Hollywood star due to his bravery during World War II.
Dwight D. Eishenhower
Audie Murphy
Chester Nimitz
Doris Miller
3
Overproduction led to crop prices:
falling
staying the same
rising
4
Both cotton and oil went into this cycle during the Great Depression
bust
demand
supply
boom
5
This Texan was Roosevelt's first vice president:
Marvin Jones
John Nance Garner
Audie Murphy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
6
This country attacked Pearl Harbor which caused the United States to enter World War II.
Korea
Japan
China
Germany
7
The purpose of the New Deal programs was this.
to strengthen the military
to make the U.S. government stronger
the give people jobs around the U.S.
the help other countries
8
These institutions took over farms when the farmers could not pay their loans.
the military
the state government
banks
the U.S. Government
9
This event began in October 1929 with the stock market crash.
World War I
the Dust Bowl
World War II
the Great Depression
10
The name of President Roosevelt's program to combat the Great Depression was
the New Deal
the Best Deal
the Economic Deal
the Good Deal
11
Texans were encouraged to do this to help with soil erosion.
plant trees
move to California
sell their farms
stop growing crops
12
Military bases were built in Texas because of the following reasons.
mild climate and lots of land
The weather is unpredictable
Texas is close to Japan
It tends to be cold in Texas
13
These people joined the workforce as a result of World War II.
women
Japanese Americans
German citizens
children
14
Which is NOT a reason for the Dust Bowl?
absence of trees
over grazing
over planting
the Great Depression
15
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
16
Which event occurred last?
World War II
World War I
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
17
Which invention caused the end of the open range?
Windmill
Drill bit
Automobile
Barbed wire
18
What was the biggest impact from the Dust Bowl on Texans?
People moved to rural areas
Farmers went through a boom period
Crops were lost and farms were taken by banks
19
People in the Panhandle moved here as a result of the Dust Bowl.
California
East Texas
New York
South Texas