The Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, and WWII
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What part of Texas did the Dust Bowl affect the most?
29The Panhandle
The Gulf Coast
The Mountains and Basins
Houston
- Q1
What part of Texas did the Dust Bowl affect the most?
The Panhandle
The Gulf Coast
The Mountains and Basins
Houston
30s - Q2
For what reason did Texans ration, or limit, their food during the early 1940s?
To support the war effort during the Second World War
30s - Q3
There were many songs written during the time of the Dust Bowl. How did these songs depict the change dust storms caused in the artists' lives?
The songs told about how dust storms ruined crops, farm equipment, and transportation.
The songs told about how dust storms caused a great flood and destroyed homes.
The songs told about how dust storms ruined crops and farm equipment. This caused many to relocate to a new state.
45s - Q4
What events from the 1930s may have influenced the population growth of urban areas?
The Civil War may have caused people to leave urban areas for rural areas
The Great Hurricane that hit Galveston forced people to move into Houston
The Great Depression and Dust Bowl may have caused people to leave their farms and move to cities for employment
The discovery of oil may have caused people to move from farms to cities
30s - Q5
Which political leader in Texas pushed for building farm to market roads and getting electricity in rural areas?
Sam Rayburn
30s - Q6
What caused the Great Depression to end?
an increase in demand for goods due to World War 2
30s - Q7
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
Provide economic relief from the Great Depression
30s - Q8
In what way did World War 2 affect the Texas economy?
Improved the economy
30s - Q9
What caused the Dust Bowl?
bad agricultural practices and extreme droughts
30s - Q10
Put the following events in the correct chronological order:
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How did the Dust Bowl change society in Texas?
some farmers from North Texas moved to California
30s - Q12
How did the New Deal help thousands of Texans during the Great Depression?
the alphabet agencies helped them find jobs building roads and bridges
30s - Q13
Economically how did the Dust Bowl affect the development of Texas?
many lost their farms to the banks
the demand for Texas crops declined
30s - Q14
How did Texas try and counteract the problems of the dust bowl?
they planted new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
moving major agricultural production out of the Panhandle
30s - Q15
John Nance Garner was a member of the House of Representatives that served as Speaker of the House and later was Vice President under FDR's first two terms.
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