CUA #7 - The Great Depression and WW2

Which of the following titles best completes the middle bubble of the diagram?

• Mexican immigration’s impact on Texas 

• Great Depression’s impact on Texas 

• Reconstruction’s impact on Texas

• Dust Bowl’s impact on Texas

Which statement is the MOST accurate about the Dust Bowl?

• All of Texas was devastated from the effects of the Dust Bowl.

• The Coastal Plains was the region most affected by the Dust Bowl. 

• Texas was largely unaffected by the Dust Bowl.

• The Dust Bowl affected the entire Texas panhandle during the Great Depression.

Drought caused the ground to dry out and crops to die is a physical factor.

• True

• False

Farmers plowed up the protective grasses of the plains is a physical factor.

• True

• False

Ranchers herds ate the protective grasses as well is a human factor.

• True

• False

Which of the following was a Social impact of the World Wars on Texas?

• Farmland was destroyed by massive fighting and made cotton production impossible.

• Texas became extremely wealthy from both World Wars.

• Many Texans knew friends or family that fought in the wars.

• Most Texans opposed the war and fled the state to avoid it.

Who served as his Vice President for two terms?

• John Nance Garner

• Sam Rayburn

• Abraham Lincoln

• Dolly Parton

Who was a U.S. Congressman that supported the New Deal projects to help rural Americans, especially those in Texas?

• John Nance Garner

• Sam Rayburn

• Sam Houston

• Abraham Lincoln

Which group of terms and names is related to the era in Texas history known as “Texas in the Great Depression and WWII”?

• Top Left

• Bottom Left

• Top Right

• Bottom Right

Which region of Texas contains the LEAST amount of natural resources?

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins