Unit 11 Review Flashcards
What were economic effects of world world war 2 in Texas?
Food and goods were rationed
Economy began to grow
Woman joined workforce
What improved lives of Texas during the Great Depression because thousands of live were employed to build roads and bridges
New deal programs.
Sequence: new deal, world war 2, dust bowl, Great Depression
Great Depression
New deal
Dust bowl
World War Two
What were built during World War Two because Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.
Many Military bases
What impacted Texas society because some north Texas farmers moved west to California.
The dust bowl.
What were more new military facilities.
Naval and aircraft production
Ammunition plants
Petroleum plants
What are characteristics of Texas during the Great Depression?
New deal programs, dust bowls drought, boom and bust in cotton industry.
Change in cotton production in Texas during 1930s and 1940s
Fewer acres were planted for cotton
Population in Texas during 1930s and 1940s
Fewer people worked in rural Texas in 1940s
What affected a large part of Texas?
The dust storms
What was a result of dust storms?
States outside of dust bowl were affected.
Secondary source
Encyclopedia
Since the dust bowl affected economic development…
Many farms were lost to banks
Highly decorated and famous soldier from Texas
Audie Murphy
Texas acted to manage problems arising from dust bowl in 1930s
Planted new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion
