TX24 - Review of Great Depression + WW2

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Which of these battles would have happened during World War II?
Texans vs. Mexican soldiers at the Alamo
Texans vs. Union soldiers at Galveston
Texans vs. Native Americans in the Palo Duro Canyon
Texans vs. Japanese in the Pacific

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Texans vs. Japanese in the Pacific

Front

Each of these events describes an issue that affected Americans during -
POLITICAL - President Roosevelt implements new policies to help Americans
ECONOMIC - poor practices on the stock market led to the crash in 1929
SOCIAL - poor farmers left their farms and the unemployed waited in soup lines to survive

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the Great Depression

Front

What global event caused the economy of Texas to move even further toward "industrialization"? [hint: this event happened from 1939-1945]

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World War II

Front

Texas had a very diversified economy [split between cotton, cattle, and oil] and had more than a thousand CCC and WPA work camps [New Deal]. These are both reasons that Texas was better off than other parts of the country during -

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the Great Depression

Front

Each of these effects of World War II would BEST fit in the ____ category on a PEGS chart:

• * manufacturing increased fourfold
• * employment rises as factory workers are needed
• * military installations [building ships and planes] opened

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Economic

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Which of these Texas locations provided PILOTS with their World War II military training? Randolph Field in San Antonio - the leading air base in the U.S., Fort Worth in North Texas - used to train cavalry soldiers, Levingston Shipbuilding near Houston - producing battleships and submarines, Camp Crockett in Waco - where tanks fought in simulated battles

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Randolph Field in San Antonio - the leading air base in the U.S.

Front

In October of 1929, the stock market crash [where stocks lost most of their value and investors lost their money] directly led to the GREAT DEPRESSION - an economic collapse that affected the entire world and lasted about ___ years.

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Front

Each of the above examples describe impacts of ___ on Texas.

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the Dust Bowl

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Which of these items directly led to the rapid expansion of Texas cities [known as "urbanization"] during the early 20th century? INDUSTRIALIZATION - moving from agriculture to manufacturing, GOLD MINING - settlers in West Texas found gold in the mountains, INVENTIONS - the telegraph, the cotton gin, barbed wire fences, and more, PROGRESSIVE REFORMS - stopping the flow of alcohol and giving women the right to vote

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INDUSTRIALIZATION - moving from agriculture to manufacturing

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During times of world wars and global conflicts, Texas has played a major role in supplying the weapons and materials needed. Beginning with World War II, Texas became a major builder of AIRPLANES, mostly in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. This manufacturing has increased through the years with commercial and military products. The ____ area became a major builder of SHIPS, mostly due to its location near the gulf.

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Houston