Unit 10: Texas During Great Depression & WWII

The Great Depression in Texas was especially damaging to the agricultural sector because of -

• a severe drought

• the New Deal programs

• the introduction of rationing

• a bust in the cotton industry

Which event was the first to begin?

• New Deal

• Dust Bowl

• Second World War

• Great Depression

The arrival in Texas of the industries described above was the direct result of -

• the New Deal

• the Dust Bowl

• international conflict

• an economic depression

How did Texas economically benefit from US involvement in the Second World War?

• Texans became wealthy serving as soldiers in the war.

• Rationing consumer goods stimulated the growth of businesses.

• Natural resources in Texas were needed to supply the war effort.

• Locating internments camps in Texas brought consumers to the region.

How did New Deal programs change the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?

• Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities.

• Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on the land.

• Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.

• Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.

Why were many military bases built in Texas during the Second World War?

• Several military generals were from Texas.

• Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.

• Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.

• Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.

Which conclusion accurately describes the change in cotton production in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s?

• Cotton farms moved closer to cities.

• Fewer acres were planted for cotton.

• Farmers increased prices for cotton.

• Cotton production per acre increased.

Which conclusion is supported by data in the maps?

• Dust storms caused the Dust Bowl.

• Dust storms were most severe west of the Dust Bowl.

• The Dust Bowl extended from Texas to North Dakota.

• Dust storms affected a large part of Texas.

As a result of the dust storms -

• temperatures within the Dust Bowl declined

• states outside of the Dust Bowl were affected

• states along the Pacific received storm damage

• much of the land in and around the Dust Bowl is a desert today

Texas acted to manage problems arising from the Dust Bowl in the 1930s by -

• building windmills to power water pumps

• halting cattle drives through the Panhandle.

• planting new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion

• moving major agricultural production out of the Panhandle