1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
100
1. Which area of Texas was most influenced by the effects of the Dust Bowl?
A. Gulf Coast
B. The Panhandle
C. Major urban areas
D. Mountains and Basin region
B. The Panhandle
100
6. What brought an end to the Great Depression in Texas?
F. the development of the oil industry in the Permian Basin
G. expenditures by the state legislature to reduce poverty
H. an increase in demand for goods due to World War II
J. spending on the interstate highway system
H. an increase in demand for goods due to World War II
100
11. How did the Dust Bowl impact Texas society?
A. Children moved from factory work to field work.
B. Some North Texas farmers moved west to California.
C. Minority groups gained legal protections for equal pay.
D. Women began working in the fields in much greater numbers.
B. Some North Texas farmers moved west to California.
100
16. Which Texan became a movie star after serving as a highly decorated soldier in the Second World War?
F. Dwight Eisenhower
G. John Nance Garner
H. Audie Murphy
J. Chester w. Nimitz
H. Audie Murphy
200
2. Many Texans supported the war effort during the Second World War by —
F. rationing food
G. donating blood
H. training as pilots
J. sewing uniforms
F. rationing food
200
7. During the Great Depression, what was the purpose of the New Deal programs?
A. to increase agricultural production
B. to help with foreign affairs
C. to provide economic relief
D. to promote equal rights
C. to provide economic relief
200
12. How did New Deal programs change the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?
F. Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities.
G. Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmer on the land.
H. Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.
J. Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.
H. Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.
200
17. How did the overproduction of oil, gas and agricultural products impact the Texas economy during the Great Depression?
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.
A. Prices declined and economic growth slowed.
300
3. Woody Guthrie, an American folk singer, lived in Texas during the first years of the Dust Bowl. He wrote many songs about the storms and how they affected Texans.
"The storm took place at sundown,
it lasted through the night.
When we looked out next morning,
we saw a terrible sight.
We saw outside our window
Where wheat fields they had grown
Was now a rippling ocean
of dust the wind had blown.
It covered up our tractors
in this wild and dusty storm.
We loaded our jalopies
and piled our families in,
We rattled down that highway
to never come back again."
--"The Great Dust Storms" by Woody Guthrie
According to the song, how did the dust storms change the life of the poet?
A. The wind storms caused a great flood of water to come and destroy the author's home and crops.
B. The storms ruined crops and farm equipment and forced the writer's family to relocate.
C. The storms caused the poet's family to move to a temporary location and return when it was safe.
D. The wind storms ruined crops, farm equipment, and the poet's transportation.
B. The storms ruined crops and farm equipment and forced the writer's family to relocate.
300
8. How did World War II affect the Texas economy?
F. there were no economic affects
G. improved the economy
H. increased economic problems
J. there was an economic decline
G. improved the economy
300
13. 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.
A. Many farms were lost to banks.
300
18. Which conclusion is supported by data in the maps?
F. Dust storms caused the Dust Bowl.
G. Dust storms were most severe west of the Dust Bowl.
H. The Dust Bowl extended from Texas to North Dakota.
J. Dust storms affected a large part of Texas.
J. Dust storms affected a large part of Texas.
400
4. Population in Urban & Rural Texas, 1920-1940 Years Rural % of Total Urban % Total Population Population Population Population:
1920 3,150,539 67.6 1,512,689 32.4
1930 3,435,367 59.0 2,389,348 41.0
1940 3,503,435 54.6 2,911,389 45.4
Notice the increase in urban populations from 1930 to 1940. What event from the 1930s may have influenced this move?
F. The Great Depression as well as the Dust Bowl may have caused people leave their farms and move to the cities for employment.
G. The Great Hurricane which hit Galveston may have caused people to leave their farms and move to the cities.
H. The discovery of oil may have caused people to move from their farms to the cities for higher wages.
J. The start of the Civil War may have caused people to leave urban areas and move to rural sections of town.
F. The Great Depression as well as the Dust Bowl may have caused people leave their farms and move to the cities for employment.
400
9. What led to the creation of the Dust Bowl?
A. Stock Market crash
B. demand for agricultural products
C. fluctuation in climate
D. bad agricultural practices and droughts
D. bad agricultural practices and droughts
400
14. Texas acted to manage problems arising from the Dust Bowl in the 1930s by —
F. building windmills to power water pumps
G. halting cattle drives through the Panhandle
H. planting new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
J. moving major agricultural production out of the Panhandle
H. planting new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
400
19. In addition to training facilities for WWII, what other types of ‘camps’ were located in Texas that helped serve the war effort?
A. Internment/POW camps
B. Orphan camps
C. Farming camps
D. Homeless camps
A. Internment/POW camps
500
5. Which Texas political leader pushed for building farm to market roads and wanted to provide electricity to rural areas?
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. John Nance Garner
C. Kay Bailey Hutchison
D. Sam Rayburn
D. Sam Rayburn
500
10. Which event was the first to begin?
F. New Deal
G. Dust Bowl
H. Second World War
J. Great Depression
J. Great Depression
500
15.
-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 Franklin Roosevelt’s first two terms
Which Texan is described by the information in the box above?
A. Sam Rayburn
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
C. John Nance Garner
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. John Nance Garner (Cactus Jack)
500
20. Which of the following statements is NOT true about WWII?
F. The United States had its only training ground in Texas during the war
G. Over 750,000 Texans served in the war
H. There were many major bases and airfields bases in Texas
J. Over 22,000 Texans died in the war
F. The United States had its only training ground in Texas during the war