04/28/2014
• First- Find your WW 2 note pages in the front
of the room
• Next- Grab the review page from the front of
the room
Texas in Great Depression and
World War 2
Review for exam
04/29/2014
Answers in Red
Name three events that
occurred during the Great
Depression
• New Deal programs,
• Dust Bowl drought, and
• Boom and Bust in the
cotton Industry
Put the following in timeline order:
New Deal, Dust Bowl, WW2, Great
Depression
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Great Depression,
Dust Bowl,
New Deal,
WW2
What event would include the
arrival in Texas of the following
industries: new military facilities,
naval and air craft production,
ammunition plants, petroleum
plants?
• International conflict (World War)
Name 3 economic effects of World
War 2 on Texas:
• Food and goods were rationed,
• Economy began to grow,
• Women joined the workforce
How did the Dust Bowl impact
Texas society?
• North Texas farmers moved away to California
• Farmers began to work for the WPA-new deal
program
• Ghost towns developed
How did the New Deal programs
improve the economic lives of
Texans during the Great
Depression?
• Thousands were employed to build roads and
bridges in order to earn money
Why were many military bases
built in Texas during World War 2?
• Texas had a good and moderate climate
• Large expanses of land
How did the cotton production in
Texas change during the 1930’s and
1940’s (Dust Bowl)?
• Fewer acres were planted for cotton
What happened to the population
in Texas during the 1930’s and
1940’s (Dust Bowl)?
• Fewer people worked in rural Texas in 1940’s
How did supply and demand affect
the economy of Texas during the
1930’s (Dust Bowl)?
• Supply of products decreased, causing higher
prices
How did the Dust Storms affect
Texas?
• Dust storms affected and damaged a large
part of Texas (North Texas and the Panhandle)
How did the dust storms affect the
U. S.?
• States outside the Dust Bowl were affected by
the dust that blew in from other states
How did the Dust Bowl affect
economic development in Texas?
• Many farms and farm equipment were lost to
banks
How did Texans react and manage
problems arising from the Dust
Bowl in the 1930’s?
• Conservation with new planting and plowing
methods
Know the difference between a
primary and secondary source and
an example
• Primary source: diary, autobiography
– (first person, I, I, I, I, I, Me, me, me)
• Secondary source: encyclopedia, magazine
– (gets information from somewhere else)
Described Audie Murphy
• 1924-1971,
• Most famous soldier of WW2
• Celebrated movie star and song writer
Describe John Nance Garner?
• Served in the Texas House of Representatives,
• Speaker of the House for the U. S. House of
Representatives, and
• Vice-president during Franklin Delano
Roosevelt’s first two terms
What event would have extremely
high unemployment rates?
• Great Depression
What event helped start the Great
Depression?
• Black Tuesday (Crash of the Stock market)
Describe Oveta Culp Hobby
• A journalist, business leader, and public
servant,
• Formed and led the Women’s Army
Corps(WAC) during World War II.
• Appointed the first secretary of the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
— the second woman to hold a cabinet post.
When did World War 2 begin in
Europe?
• 1939 (Germany invades Poland)
What caused the United States to
enter WW2?
• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
When did WW2 end?
• 1945, with the bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki Japan
What global event or events
contributed to World War 2?
• Great Depression,
• German’s desire to dominate Europe, and
• Japan’s desire to dominate East Asia
What was the name of the biggest
internment camp in Texas?
• Crystal City