FLASH CARD Review
Great Depression to
Modern Era
The Dust Bowl affected economic (businesses, jobs, money) development in Texas as many ______ were lost to banks.
The Dust Bowl affected economic (businesses, jobs, money) development in Texas as many ______ were lost to banks.
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1. The Dust Bowl affected economic
(businesses, jobs, money) development in
Texas as many ______ were lost to banks.
?
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1. farms
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2. The Dust Bowl will impact Texas society as some North Texas
farmers will move to __________.
?
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2. California
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3. A review of the Dust Bowl throughout
the Great Plains and the damages caused
to the Dust Bowl area itself and
surrounding areas indicates the Dust
Storms affected a ________ part of Texas.
?
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3. large
.
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4. During the Great Depression
___________ of oil, gas, and agricultural
products will impact the Texas economy as
prices declined and growth slowed. ?
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4. overproduction .
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5. Dust Storms will damage areas
________ of the Dust Bowl area itself. ?
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5. outside-- dust to the East Coast, WDC
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6. Cotton production in Texas changes
during the 1930s and 1940s as
___________ acres were planted for
cotton. .
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6. fewer
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7. Texas will try to manage problems from
the 1930s Dust Bowl by planting new
trees and vegetation to prevent
____________. ?
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7. erosion
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8. Supply and demand forces affected the
1930s Texas economy as overproduction
led to price __________. ?
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8. decreases
9. This Texan served:
 *in the Texas House of Representatives
 *as the Speaker of the House (US House
of Representatives)
 *as Vice-President during Franklin
Roosevelt’s first two terms
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9. John Nance Garner
10. Great Depression 1929-1939
 Dust Bowl 1931-1939
 New Deal 1933-1941
 World War II 1941-1945
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10.
The Great Depression in the United States began on
October 29, 1929, a day known forever after as “Black
Tuesday,” when the American stock
market–which had been roaring steadily
upward for almost a decade–crashed, plunging the
country into its most severe economic downturn yet.
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11. The Great Depression was especially
damaging to the agricultural sector
(farms) due to a severe _________. ?
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11. drought.
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12. The New Deal will help change the
lives of many Texans during the Great
Depression as thousands found
____________ (jobs) building roads and
bridges. ? Hint: CCC Company 879
developed Garner between 1935 and 1941.
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12. employment –CCC Civilian Cons.
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Corp. workers built Garner St. Pk.
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13. Texas will provide many of the
__________ resources and other
resources used during the WWII (Second
World War) and thus benefit the Texas
economy. ?
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13. natural– takes a lot resources to
maintain and supply the Battleship
Texas—and the many other WWII groups
and armed forces
14. Many __________ bases were built in
Texas due to having large expanses of
land and a moderate climate. ?
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14. military
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15. The arriving industries of: new
military bases and facilities, naval and
aircraft production, ammunition and
petroleum plants in Texas in the 1940s are
a direct result of _______________
conflict.
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15. international
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16. This Texan was a highly decorated
soldier (received many medals for his work
and courage) during WWII and will go on
later to become a movie star. .
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16. Audie Murphy
17. Americans, Brits, and the French mark
the date of the Allied Victory in _______
(V-E Day) on May 8; 1945, Russians
celebrate the occasion on May 9. ?
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??
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17.
Europe
Characteristic-age of oil
18. The name, V-J Day, had been selected
by the Allies after they named V-E Day for
the victory in Europe. On September 2,
1945, a formal surrender ceremony was
performed in Tokyo Bay, ___________,
aboard the battleship USS Missouri.?
 ?
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Urban centers
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18. Japan
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19. Ordered to the Pacific, the Battleship
Texas sailed in November and touched in
California before reaching Pearl Harbor the
following month. Pressing on to Ulithi, the
battleship joined Allied forces and took
part in the Battle of _____ _____ in
February 1945. ?
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19. Iwo Jima: Leaving Iwo Jima on
March 7, Texas returned to Ulithi to
prepare for the invasion of Okinawa.
Attacking Okinawa on March 26, the
battleship pounded targets for six days
before the landings on April 1. Once the
troops were ashore, Texas stayed in the
area until mid-May providing fire support.
20. The current capital city of Texas??
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20. Austin
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21. The current Governor of Texas? ?
Governor
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21. Greg Abbott
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22. The Current Texas Legislature: During
the legislative session, which runs from
January through May of every oddnumbered year, our elected officials work
around the clock – sometimes literally – to
pass legislation and determine the state
budget for the next two years, or the
__________. .
Legislators
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22. biennium
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