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Social Studies U8
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A term for a high degree of moral character. | integrity |
| a proposed law that requires a vote of the people | referendum |
| to move up and down | fluctuate |
| Who was the first female Governor in the state of Texas that served two separate terms in office? | Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson |
| U.S. Navy Admiral _____ was born in Fredericksburg and became the Commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet. | Chester W. Nimitz |
| What is the name of the philosophy that political, economic, social and moral improvements can be accomplished by government action? | Progressivism |
| _____ is the right to vote especially when it is applied to women. | suffrage |
| The Mexican rebel who killed 16 Texas mining engineers and raided Columbus, New Mexico, was _____. | Francisco "Pancho" Villa |
| ____ was in this town that Patillo Higgins and Anthony Lucas drilled the first oil gusher.Once the Houston _____ was built, Houston became an international seaport and attracted 40 oil companies to move their headquarters there. | Spindletop, Ship channel |
| Who was the Texas oil man that struck oil with his Daisy Bradford Number 3 well near Henderson in Rusk County? | Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner |
| Who was the youngest man to serve as Governor of Texas? | Daniel J. Moody |
| The _______ was the period of time between 1919 and 1933 when alcoholic beverages were forbidden by law. | Prohibition |
| Those who had invested all their money in stocks lost it all; companies that relied on stocks went bankrupt; thousands of people lost their jobs, their homes, and everything else, what was the cause? | The stock market crash and the Great Depression |
| The _______ was a time of economic success accompanied with radical changes in traditional social values that affected fashion, education, entertainment and religious thought. | "Roaring Twenties" |
| The dust storms and "black blizzards" were caused by the worst drought in modern American history and poor farming methods; it covered a region of 100 million acres in Texas,; as many as 2.5 million people left the region; what was the cause? | The Dust Bowl |
| Who was the Mexican-born Texan awarded the Bronze Star and six battle stars and later founded the AGIF? | Dr. Hector P. Garcia |
| Who was the Texas Senator that introduced a joint resolution to both houses of Congress for a formal declaration of war against Japan? | Thomas T. Connally |
| Who was the U.S. Army General born in Dennison that became the Supreme Allied commander of all Allied forces in Europe? | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| He was born in Kingston, Texas. He was given the Medal of Honor and 32 other awards, citations and decorations which made him one of the most highly decorated soldiers in world War II. Who was he? | Audie Murphy |
| Who was the U.S. Army Colonel from Killeen who was director of the Women's Army Corps? | Oveta Culp Hobby |
| He was an African American sailor from Waco who was given the Navy Cross for his extraordinary courage and bravery at Pear Harbor. | Doris "Dorie" Miller |
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