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5.6 Review Oil, Progressive Era, Great Depression
5.6 Review Oil, Progressive Era, Great Depression
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Unit 9 and 10 Texas History
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1
How did the Dust Bowl impact the economy?
Everyone died
Farmers lost their farms
The Dust Storms helped growing crops
Farmers kept their farms
2
What area of Texas was most affected by the Dust Bowl?
The Coastal Plans
The South
The Panhandle
The Mountain and Basins
3
The NAACP helped what groups of people gain their civil rights?
Hispanics
Latinos
Germans
African Americans
4
Which one does NOT describe a Boomtown?
Rapid Population Growth
Gushers
Crime
No oil
5
The map shows the location of
Wheat Bowl
Great Depression
Rice Bowl
Dust Bowl
6
How did the construction of 1903 protect Galveston?
it protected from tornados
it protected from invading countries
it protected against oil busts
it protected from flooding by hurricane
7
How would you describe a period of great profits followed by a downward trend in industry?
bust and boom cycle
push-pull cycle
boom and bust cycle
pull-push cycle
8
WWII caused economic changes in Texas by increasing which industries?
Oil and Petroleum
Oil and Water
Agriculture & Oil
Agriculture & Farming
9
What was an effect of the Stock Market Crash?
Business Failure and Massive Unemployment
Business increase
Employment Increase and Job Security
Drought and Depression
10
Which amendment repealed the prohibition of alcohol?
18th
20th
21st
16th
11
What influence did King Cotton have on Texas?
it bankrupted farmers
it allowed Texas to grow more corn
it was their biggest cash crop
it was their worst selling crop
12
During the industry boom in Texas, why did people begin to protest business and factories?
discrimination
The nice and fun working conditions
The pay was very good
the poor and dangerous working conditions
13
What was the effect of the Galveston Hurricane?
it changed the business from oil to cattle
More industries came to Galveston
it changed the main businesses from cattle to oil
A new government, industries moved, a sea wall was built
14
The most decorated soldier during WWII who went on to become a movie star...
Audie Murphy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Dorie Miller
15
What amendment banned the distribution, sale, and manufacture of alcohol?
21st
18th
16th
19th
16
How did population change because of industrial expansion?
the population went from overcrowded to abandoned
population of cities expanded rapidly
population of cities decresed rapidly
the population stayed the same
17
What was the day that the Stock Market Crashed?
Black Wednesday
Black Sunday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
18
Why did the finding of oil change rural Texas?
Slums popped up all over the state
Everyone moved out of Texas
Boomtowns sprang up all over the state
Nobody wanted to move to boomtowns
19
A program created by the New Deal that helped the elderly and the sick.
Elderly Help Act
Healthcare Act
Social Media Act
Social Security Act
20
How are cities and urban areas affected by the Age of Oil?
urban areas stayed the same
urban areas grew
urban areas were underpopulated
urban areas declined
21
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Over-plowing
Removal of Native Grasses
Dust Storms
Drought
22
Leader during WWII that created WAAC and helped enlist women into the military.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Chester Nimitz
Audie Murphy
23
A place where Japanese, Germans, and Italian were sent during WWII by the U.S. Government.
Internment Camps
Hoovervilles
Concentration Camps
Military Camps
24
What reforms happened due to the progressive era?
temperance, suffrage, tobacco
tobacco, meat, temperance
child labor, suffrage, meat
temperance, child labor, suffrage
25
The shanty-towns created in the 1930s were called?
Hoover Cities
Hoovershacks
Hoover mansion
Hoovervilles
26
The League of United Latin American Citizens helped what people gain rights?
Germans
Hispanics
African Americans
Japanese
27
What year was oil found in Spindletop?
1903
1900
1904
1901
28
What movement promoted political and social reform through government action?
The progressive era
The industrial era
The Reformation
The Baroque era
29
What did the 19th amendmend do?
made income tax constitutional
allowed women to vote
banned the distribution of alcohol
repealed the prohibition of alcohol
30
The programs created by President Roosevelt to help America get out of the Great Depression
The New Deal
The First Deal
The Old Deal
The Cool Deal
