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Age of Oil, Texas and the Great Depression and WWII

Quiz by Shatara Lister

Grade 7
Social Studies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is an economic impact of the Galveston Hurricane?
    Cotton farmers were forced to move to the coastal plains
    Oil prices decreased due to the hurricane
    Major industries (businesses) moved inland (away from the coast)
    Thousands of people died in the storm
    30s
  • Q2
    How did the Great Depression impact the oil, gas, and agricultural industries?
    Production declined and the economy increased
    Production and prices increased
    Prices declined and the economy slowed
    Employment rates increased
    30s
  • Q3
    Which cause of the Great Depression damaged the agricultural sector of Texas?
    The effects of the New Deal
    Unemployment busting the cotton industry
    Rationing of wheat to feed the soldiers
    Dust Bowl- severe drought
    45s
  • Q4
    The purpose of the 1903 Galveston construction project was to-
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    to create a cheaper railroad system
    to move all businesses inland
    protect the island from flooding by hurricanes
    to connect the island to Houston
    45s
  • Q5
    How did the Dust Bowl socially affect people in Texas?
    Women started working in factories to help support the family
    Some Texas farmers moved west to California
    Minorities were treated fairly and receive equal pay
    Children quit school and started to work
    45s
  • Q6
    What did the state government do to address the growth of the oil industry?
    the Texas Surveyor's Office was established to locate oil deposits
    the Texas Energy Conservation Office was established to regulate oil usage
    the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was established to regulate oil pollution
    theTexas Railroad Commission was established to regulate and control oil prices
    45s
  • Q7
    How did the New Deal programs economically change Texas?
    government funding was provided to oil companies
    it provided jobs to thousands
    it rationed out gas to support the troops
    cotton prices were regulated to assist the farmers
    45s
  • Q8
    The arrival in Texas of military facilities, naval and aircraft production, ammunition plants, and petroleum plants was the direct result of-
    the Dust Bowl
    The New Deal
    World War II (international conflict)
    The Great Depression
    45s
  • Q9
    Which conclusion best supports the maps?
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    Dust storms were most severe west of the Dust Bowl
    Dust storms caused the Dust Bowl
    Dust storms affected a large part of Texas
    the Dust Bowl extended from Texas to North Dakota
    45s
  • Q10
    Based on the map which of the following is true?
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    states outside of the Dust Bowl were affected
    temperatures within the Dust Bowl declined
    much of the land in and around the Dust Bowl is a desert
    states along the Pacific received storm damage
    45s
  • Q11
    How did the physical landscape of rural Texas change after the oil discovery?
    railroads came to Texas
    pipelines were built all over the state
    ranchers fenced in their land
    boomtowns sprang up all over the state
    45s
  • Q12
    During the 1930s, how did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas?
    supply of products decreased, causing higher prices
    underproduction led to price increases
    Overproduction led to prices decreases
    increased demand for products led to a loss of jobs
    45s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is a characteristic of Texas during the Age of Oil?
    the increase of dust storms
    The growth of urban areas
    the growth of cattle drives
    the decline of job opportunities
    45s
  • Q14
    How did WWI socially change Texas?
    women gained equal pay
    many women entered the workforce
    women begin serving in the military
    women went to college
    45s
  • Q15
    The expansion of the railroad system throughout Texas resulted in the growth of -
    women began to work in factories
    overproduction of the oil industry
    urban centers such as Dallas and Houston
    coal mining in Texas to supple the railroad
    45s

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