Texas History
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Chapter 17 Review
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internment -
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aliens -
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pension -
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centennial -
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erosion -
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foreclosure -
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stock -
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Fascism -
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collateral -
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blackout -
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depression -
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rationing -
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dictator -
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empires -
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isolationist -
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What did Women’s Air Force Service Pilots ( WASP ) do during WWII ?
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When was Texas’ centennial ?
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When did the United States enter the second world war ?
Why ?
What four events lead to ‘Black Tuesday’ ?
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Why did private charities stop providing relief to people ?
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Who was the only two-term female Governor of Texas ?
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What did Texans ration during WWII ?
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What nickname was given to the Texas dust storms?
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List the 3 Allied powers we discussed in class ?
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What caused the Depression to begin to hurt Texas ?
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What industry became the most important in Texas during WWII ?
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List the 3 Axis powers we discussed in class ?
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What role did Dwight D. Eisenhower’s play in WWII:
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Which Texan served as Roosevelt’s vice president, for 2 terms, and then decided to
work against him and the New Deal ?
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What four factors contributed to the Dust Bowl ?
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List three causes of the Great Depression:
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List three ways WWII changed the Texas economy.
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What was the New Deal ?
Which President wrote the New Deal ?
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What region of Texas lost 1/3 of all farms due to the Dust Bowl ?
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What was Avenger Field:
Where was it ?
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What was the short-term effect of the New Deal ?
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Why was Texas not affected by the Depression at first ?
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38. List the New Deal agency that built Red Bluff Dam & Reservoir ?
39. Why did many, if not most, Texas farmers lose their family farms ?
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Stock is a share of ownership in a ________ ? ,
.41. Who were pensions designed to benefit ?
.42. What 3 natural causes contributed to the Dust Bowl ?
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2)
3)
.43. The worst storms of the Dust Bowl were called what ?
.44. Who did President Hoover believe should provide relief to those in need ?
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.45. What was the name of President Roosevelt’s plan to heal the economy ?
.46. Under fascism, a country is completely controlled by what ?
.47. Texas was the largest training ground for who ?
.48. Rationing made everyday items available When and How ?
.49. What happens during a wartime blackout ?
50. What was the results of Smith v. Allwright :
51. What year did the Great Depression begin? _____________
52. What year did the Japanese drop bombs on Pearl Harbor ? ________
53. Who was the first Native Texan to serve as Commander In Chief ?
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54. What three things did Texas have that brought the country kids to the city ?
1 _________________________________
2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________
55. School children grew these in their yards. ___________________________
56. Which town or Region became the home of aircraft plants?
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57. What one factor allowed Hitler to become dictator of Germany ?
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58. Pearl Harbor was in which American Territory ? ______________________________
59. The Social Security Administrations’ first Texas office was in ________________________
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