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7th Texas History Unit 11: Great Depression WWII
Test Description: Texas during the Great Depression and WWII
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) All of the following are characteristics of Texas during the Great Depression EXCEPT—
A
internment camps
B
Dust Bowl drought
C
New Deal programs
D
boom and bust in the cotton industry
2) Which event was the first to begin?
A
World War II
B
Great Depression
C
Dust Bowl
D
New Deal
3) The arrival in Texas of the industries described above was the direct result of—
A
the New Deal
B
international conflict
C
an economic depression
D
the Dust Bowl
4) Which of the following was NOT an economic effect of World War II on Texas?
A
food and goods were rationed
B
ethnic groups pressed for civil rights
C
women joined the workforce
D
economy began to grow
5) How did the Dust Bowl impact Texas society?
A
Children moved from factory work to field work.
B
Minority groups gained legal protections for equal pay.
C
Women began working in the fields in much greater numbers.
D
Some North Texas farmers moved west to California.
6) How did New Deal programs improve the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?
A
It provided additional government funding to oil companies.
B
Gas rationing reduced traffic in busy cities.
C
Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on the land.
D
Thousands were employed to build roads and bridges.
7) Why were many military bases during World War II built in Texas?
A
Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.
B
Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.
C
Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.
D
Several military generals were from Texas.
8) Which conclusion accurately describes the change in cotton production in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s.
A
Fewer acres were planted for cotton.
B
Farmers increased prices for cotton.
C
Cotton farms moved closer to cities.
D
Cotton production per acre increased.
9) Which inference about population in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s is best supported by data in the maps?
A
Fewer people worked in rural Texas in the 1940s.
B
The population of Texas declined during the 1930s.
C
The population shifted eastward in the 1940s.
D
The number of migrant workers increased by the 1940s.
10) As a result of the dust storms —
A
states along the Pacific received storm damage
B
states outside of the Dust Bowl were affected
C
much of the land in and around the Dust Bowl is a desert today
D
temperatures within the Dust Bowl declined
11) How did the Dust Bowl affect economic development in Texas?
A
Many farms were lost to banks.
B
Employment in major cities increased.
C
The demand for Texas crops declined.
D
Oil production declined in West Texas.
12) How did Texas act to manage problems arising from the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
A
built windmills to power water pumps
B
halted cattle drives through the Panhandle
C
moved major agricultural production out of the Panhandle
D
planted new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
13) · Served in the Texas House of Representatives Served as the Speaker of the House for the U.S. House of Representatives Served as vice-president during FD Roosevelt's first two terms
A
Audie Murphy
B
John Nance Garner
C
General Dwight Eisenhower
D
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
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