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True/False:

Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston grew rapidly in the 1920s as Texans left farms and ranches.

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True

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True/False:

Many Texas women served in the military in combat roles during World War I.

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False

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True/False:

Colonel Edward M. House helped write peace treaty terms after World War I.

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True

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True/False:

Boom-and-bust cycles refer to shifts between prosperity and economic struggles.

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True

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True/False:

The United States entered World War I in 1914 along with other European nations.

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False

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True/False:

Booming demand for livestock led to economic gains for ranchers in the 1920s.

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False

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Who was the governor that gained fame for prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members for violent crimes?

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Dan Moody

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Who was the Ku Klux Klan member elected to U.S. Senate in 1922?

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Earle Mayfield

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Who was the guitarist that helped shape the blues musical tradition?

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Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter

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Who was the governor of Texas elected in 1924, that won on an anti-Klan platform?

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Miriam “Ma” Ferguson

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Who was the head of the Joint Legislative Council, and later served as Texas secretary of state?

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Jane Y. McCallum

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Why did Germany’s telegram to the Mexican president outrage Americans?

a) Germany promised to help Mexico regain lands lost in the U.S.-Mexican War.
b) Germany asked Mexico to spy on the United States.
c) Germany asked Mexico to remain neutral.
d) Germany revealed its plan to attack American ships.

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a) Germany promised to help Mexico regain lands lost in the U.S.-Mexican War.

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A new shipping channel in 1914 helped boost the economy of which Texas city?

a) Brownsville
b) Houston
c) Dallas
d) Galveston

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b) Houston

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Why did Texas cotton farmers face hard economic times after World War I?

a) Landlords forced tenant farmers to grow crops other than cotton.
b) Cotton prices increased from 10 cents to 42 cents per pound.
c) Farmers could not keep up with the increased demand for cotton.
d) The price of cotton fell as increased supply exceeded demand.

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d) The price of cotton fell as increased supply exceeded demand.

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What type of plants first opened in Texas in the 1920s to supply national markets?

a) meat processing
b) timber
c) military products
d) general dairy products

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d) general dairy products

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What did Texan civilians do to support the American war effort?

a) Supported German Texas.
b) Ignored segregation laws.
c) Bought war bonds.
d) Started the Red Cross.

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c) Bought war bonds.

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Why did the timber industry in East Texas suffer in the 1920s?

a) Gas and oil became cheaper fuels.
b) Most forests had been cleared.
c) The wood was of poor quality for building.
d) Wood from other states was cheaper.

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b) Most forests had been cleared.

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Which of the following issues was important to the newly formed Ku Klux Klan in 1915?

a) Prohibition.
b) U.S. involvement in World War.
c) Immigration.
d) Equal rights for women.

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c) Immigration.

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Why was General John J. Pershing sent by President Woodrow Wilson to Mexico?

a) To capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, who had raided the United States.
b) To lead the Texas National Guard patrolling the Big Bend area.
c) To help the Mexican government determine the country’s borders.
d) To help Mexican president Carranza get reelected.

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a) To capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, who had raided the United States.

20
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Which of the following population trends occurred in Texas in the 1920s?

a) Texas’s cities grew in size as urbanization increased.
b) Texas’s farm population grew greatly.
c) Most population growth occurred in Texas’s rural areas.
d) Texas’s cities became smaller as urbanization decreased.

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a) Texas’s cities grew in size as urbanization increased.

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True/False:

In 1931, the Texas Railroad Commission ordered oil drillers in East Texas to increase the production of oil.

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False

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True/False:

In the late 1920s, the oil industry in Texas was booming.

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True

23
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True/False:

The Great Depression started during Herbert Hoover’s presidency.

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True

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True/False:

About one-third of the farmers in the Panhandle region of Texas left the area because of the Dust Bowl.

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True

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True/False:

During the Depression, thousands of Mexican Americans left Texas for Mexico.

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True

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Who launched the New Deal?

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Franklin Roosevelt

27
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Who was blamed for the ongoing suffering of the Depression during his presidency?

A

Herbert Hoover

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Who was the Texas representative that helped get the New Deal laws passed by Congress?

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Sam Rayburn

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Who was the Texas running mate that helped Franklin Roosevelt win Texas in 1932 election?

A

John Nance Garner

30
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Who headed the National Youth Administration in Texas?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

31
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Who led the fight to overturn the “white primary” law?

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Dr. Lawrence Nixon

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Who was the first female governor of Texas?

A

Miriam Ferguson

33
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Which governor of Texas sought more support for education?

A

James Allred

34
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Who promised to enact a $30 per month pension for elderly Texans if elected governor?

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Wilbert L. O’Daniel

35
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Who founded the Texas State Negro Chamber of Commerce?

A

Antonio Maceo Smith

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Which of the following statements regarding education and Mexican Americans in Texas in the 1930s is accurate?

a) Many new schools were built for Mexican Americans.
b) The League of United Latin American Citizens formed to push for better conditions in the schools.
c) The government increased funds for Mexican American schools.
d) Mexican Americans were no longer segregated in public schools.

A

b) The League of United Latin American Citizens formed to push for better conditions in the schools.

37
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What problem did the Agricultural Adjustment Act attempt to solve?

a) The lack of electricity on farms.
b) The oversupply of farm products.
c) The need for farm cooperatives.
d) The undersupply of farm products.

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b) The oversupply of farm products.

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What led to the failure of a large number of banks in 1929?

a) Declining levels of business activity.
b) Stable stock prices.
c) Rising oil prices.
d) Rising crop prices.

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a) Declining levels of business activity.

39
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What physical factor contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

a) Several mild winters.
b) A series of tornadoes.
c) Unusually hot, dry weather.
d) Unusually hot, dry weather.

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c) Unusually hot, dry weather.

40
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What is an example a of New Deal program still operating today?

a) Works Progress Administration
b) The Social Security system
c) National Youth Administration
d) Civilian Conservation Corps

A

b) The Social Security system

41
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What was the result of the 1938 strike by Mexican American workers at the pecan factories in San Antonio?

a) New factories were built.
b) Factories moved to other states.
c) Workers were fired.
d) Improved pay and working conditions.

A

d) Improved pay and working conditions.

42
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Why did many independent oil drillers drill wells in East Texas in the 1930s?

a) Because the price of oil dropped.
b) Because drilling in other parts of the state required advanced technology that the independents could not afford.
c) Because the major oil companies did not think East Texas would produce much oil and did not drill there.
d) Because the Texas Railroad Commission ordered an increase in oil production in East Texas.

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c) Because the major oil companies did not think East Texas would produce much oil and did not drill there.

43
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What was the purpose of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration?

a) To provide money to state and local agencies to give to unemployed people.
b) To hire young men to work on hired projects.
c) To encourage Texas farmers to adopt better farming practices.
d) To fund major construction projects in Texas.

A

a) To provide money to state and local agencies to give to unemployed people.

44
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What Depression-era law was sponsored by Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas?

a) A law to shut down the alphabet agencies.
b) A law to reform how stocks were traded.
c) A law to fund the Texas Centennial exposition.
d) A law to establish makeshift communities for the unemployed.

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b) A law to reform how stocks were traded.

45
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Why did Texas farmers plant more wheat after World War I?

a) Decreasing wheat prices.
b) Increased bread production.
c) It grew well in the “Dust Bowl.”
d) Increased demand in Europe.

A

a) Decreasing wheat prices.

46
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What was one reason behind the creation of the alphabet agencies in the 1930s?

a) To lower the amount of Social Security payments.
b) To employ people during the Great Depression.
c) To celebrate the centennial of Texas.
d) To fix state and federal election laws.

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b) To employ people during the Great Depression.

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