Great Depression & Dust Bowl

A series of programs enacted by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to try to help end the Great Depression. What am I?

• Oil & Gas Production

• White Collar Jobs

• New Deal Programs

• Urbanization

I was a member of Congress where I helped push New Deal Programs through. I was also a strong member of FDR’s team as the 32^nd Vice President of the United States. Who am I?

• John Garner

• Sam Rayburn

• Franklin Roosevelet

• Arthur Zimmerman

I was the only President in U.S. history to be elected four times and I led the U.S. through the Great Depression and World War II. Who am I?

• John Garner

• Sam Rayburn

• Franklin Roosevelet

• Arthur Zimmerman

I was the long-time Speaker of the House during Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency and I was very helpful in getting New Deal legislation to pass in Congress. Who am I?

• John Nance Garner

• Sam Rayburn

• Franklin Roosevelet

• Arthur Zimmerman

This was the cause of many people moving into cities, which is called urbanization. What am I?

• INDUSTRIAL JOBS

• WEAPONS

• THE DUST BOWL

• NEW SHIPS

In the 1930’s the U.S. economy suffered, many people lost their jobs and their homes and the Dust Bowl devastated farmers in the Mid-West. What am I?

• INDUSTRIAL JOBS

• ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM

• OIL & GAS PRODUCTION

• GREAT DEPRESSION

This was caused by a combination of unsustainable modification to farmland, a dry climate and severe droughts across the Midwest. Some Texas Farmers lost their homes, income and were forced to move. What am I?

• SINKING OF LUSITANIA

• WEAPON PRODUCTION

• THE DUST BOWL

• ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM

Many women entered the work force in WWI & WWII. PEGS

• POLITICAL & SOCIAL

• ECONOMIC & SOCIAL

• GEOGRAPHIC & ECONOMIC

• SOCIAL & GEOGRAPHIC

Many Texans were forced to migrate westward, during the Great Depression. PEGS

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• GEOGRAPHIC

• SOCIAL

During WWII TEXAS became home to more military bases, naval shipyards, weapon factories and petroleum industry. PEGS

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• GEOGRAPHIC

• SOCIAL