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How did the Dust Bowl impact Texas society?
a) Children moved from factory work to field work
b) Some North Tx farmers moved to California
c) Minority groups gained legal protections for equal pay
d) Women began working in fields in much greater numbers

Why were many military bases built in Texas during WWII?
a) Several military generals were from Texas
b) Construction of the bases was cheaper in Tx
c) Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land
d) Texas military bases could help protect Mexico

How did the New Deal programs change the lives of Texans?
a) Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities
b) Cotton prices were fixed to keep famers on the land
c) Thousands found employment building roads and bridges
d) Additional government funding was provided to oil companies

How did Texas economically benefit from involvement in WWII?
a) Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers in the war
b) Rationing consumer goods stimulated the growth of business
c) Natural resources in Texas were needed to supply the war effort
d) Locating internment camps in Tx. brought consumers to the region

Which WWII hero became an actor?
a) Dwight Eisenhower
b) John Nance Garner
c) Audie Murphy
d) Chester W. Nimitz

Which event was the first to begin?
a) New Deal
b) Dust Bowl
c) Second World War
d) Great Depression

How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas?
a) Overproduction led to price decreases
b) Underproduction led to price increases
c) Increase demand for products led to loss of jobs
d) Supply of products decreased causing high prices

The Great Depression was especially damaging to the agricultural sector because of -
a) A severe drought
b) The New Deal programs
c) Second World War
d) A bust in the cotton imdustry

What was one result of the dust storms -
a) Temperature within the Dust Bowl declined
b) States outside of the Dust Bowl were affected
c) States along the Pacific received storm damage
d) Much of the land in and around the Dust Bowl is a desert today

New military facilities and Petroleum plants was a direct result of -
a) The New Deal
b) The Dust Bowl
c) International conflict
d) An economic depression

Who was Roosevelt's vice president during his first two terms?
a) Sam Rayburn
b) Lyndon B. Johnson
c) John Nance Garner
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Texas acted to manage problems arising from the Dust Bowl by -
a) Building windmills to power water pumps
b) Halting cattle drives through the Panhandle
c) Planting new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
d) Moving major agricultural production out of the Panhandle

How did the Dust Bowl affect economic development in Texas?
a) Many farms were lost to banks
b) The demand for Texas crops declined
c) Employment in major cities increased
d) Oil production declined in West Texas

How did the overproduction of oil, gas, and agricultural products impact Texas economy?
a) Prices declined and economic growth slowed
b) Increased production resulted in record profits
c) New workers were hired to meet production demands
d) Export markets expanded to send these products overseas

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