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Great Depression And WWII
Test Description: Unit11
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1) The Great Depression in Texas was especially damaging to the agricultural sector because...
A
New Deal
B
severe drought
C
bust in the cotton industry
D
introduction of rationing
2) Which event happened first?
A
New Deal
B
Second World War
C
Great Depression
D
Dust Bowl
3) New military facilities, naval and aircraft production, and ammunition plants were a direct result of-
A
international conflict
B
Dust Bowl
C
New Deal
D
economic depression
4) How did Texas economically benefit from US involvement in the second world war?
A
locating internment camps in Texas brought consumers to the region
B
natural resources in Texas were needed to supply war effort
C
rationing consumer goods stimulated the growth of businesses
D
Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers in the war
5) How did the dust bowl impact Texas society?
A
minority groups gained legal protections for equal pay
B
women began working in fields in much greater numbers
C
some north texas farmers moved west to california
D
children moved from factory work to field work
6) How did New Deal programs change the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?
A
cotton prices were fixed to keep farmer on the land
B
additional government funding was provided to oil companies
C
Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities
D
thousands found employment building roads and bridges
7) Why were many military bases built in Texas during the second world war?
A
several military generals were from texas
B
Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.
C
construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas
D
Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the panama canal.
8) Which inference about population in Texas during the 1930's and 1940's is best supported by data in the maps?
A
population of Texas declined during the 1930s
B
fewer people worked in rural Texas in the 1940s
C
Population shifted eastward in the 1940's
D
The number of migrant workers increased by the 1940s
9) As a result of the dust storms--
A
states outside of the dust bowl were affected
B
states along the pacific received storm damage
C
temperatures within the dust bowl declined
D
much of the land in and around the dust bowl is a desert today.
10) How did the Dust Bowl affect the economic development in Texas?
A
employment in major cities
B
demand for Texas crops declines
C
oil production declined in Texas
D
Many farms were lost to banks
11) Texas acted to manage problems arising from the Dust Bow in the 1930's by-
A
planting new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
B
moving major agricultural production out of the panhandle
C
halting cattle drives through the panhandle
D
Building windmills to power water pumps
12) How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas during the 1930's?
A
increased demand for products led to a loss of jobs
B
overproduction led to price decreases
C
underproduction led to price increases
D
supply of products decreased, causing higher prices
13) Who served as Vice president during FDR first two terms.
A
Lyndon B. Johnson
B
Sam Rayburn
C
John Nance Garner
D
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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