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1
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Time frame of World War II Era

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1930-1945

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how were investors funding their stocks during the Great Depression

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borrowing money from banks

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what happened to the banks after Black Tuesday

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stock prices fell and the stock market crashed

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how were other Americans outside of the stock market affected when it crashed?

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banks closed/ no one could go to the bank to get money(no one had any money)

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what was Hoover’s response to Black Tuesday and to what happened to the stock market.

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He thought that businesses should solve the problem and that the federal government should not get involved in helping unemployed people

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what did Hoover rely on for relief during Great Depression

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state and local governments, churches, charities, and individuals

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what happened to cotton prices during this time?

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prices went down

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How did cotton prices affect Texas farmers

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small farmers lost land

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why were big farmers able to survive cotton prices dropping

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they could withstand the low prices

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what led to the Dust Bowl?

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record high temps.

Severe droughts

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who won election of 1932

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Roosevelt

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what was Roosevelts platform for fixing the great depression

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  • he promised hands on approach to fixing the economy
  • he thought the it was the government’s responsibility to help people
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what is an example of a New Deal Program that exists today?

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-Alphabet Agencies

-Laws and Acts

  • Social Security Act
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14
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Sam Rayburn’s position

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Texan that was the Speaker of House

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How was Rayburn a part of the New Deal

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passed law to reform way stocks were traded (to prevent 2nd crash)

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know topic of New Deal

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yes

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17
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why was Dallas chosen as the site of the centennial

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business community offered most funding

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18
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how much funding did Dallas provide for the Texas Centennial

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almost $8 million

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what was the Texas Centennial

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a celebration of Texas’s 100th year of independence from Mexico

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20
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Why were the Germans upset after WWI

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Treaty of Versailles gave all blame for war on Germany

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21
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what did Germany have to do after WWI

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  • give away German land
    -heavy payments (reparations)
    -Great Depression made it worse for Germany
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Axis Powers (main 3 countries)

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-Germany
- Italy
-Japan

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23
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Allied Powers (main 5 countries)

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  • Great Britain
    -France
  • China
    -Soviet Union
  • U.S.A.
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what two countries from the Allied Powers joined Later in the war

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-Soviet Union
- U.S.A.

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25
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when did the Soviet Union and the USA join WWII

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1941

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How did the U.S. respond to Japan allying with the Axis powers

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-disapproved decision

-placed embargo on Japan

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What embargo did U.S. place on Japan when Japan joined the Axis powers

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stopped selling oil+ other natural resources to Japan

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28
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what happened of December 7th, 1941

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Japanese plan bombed navel base at Pearl Harbor

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29
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where did Pearl Harbor take place

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Hawaii

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30
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How did the U.S. respond to pearl harbor

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declared war against Japan

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31
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who was Dorie Miller?

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sailor on battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbor

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32
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what did Dorie Miller do?

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he manned anti aircraft gun with no training and shut down 4-6 enemy planes

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33
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why was Texas a good training ground during WWII

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-favorable climate
- wide open spaces

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34
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what was the most important school in the nation for training pilots?

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Randolph Field

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35
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where was Randolph Field Located

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near San Antonio

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36
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what was Randolph Field known as

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“West Point of the Air”

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37
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what Rank what Oveta Culp Hobby

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colonel

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why was Oveta Culp Hobby important

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she was the commander of the Women’s Army corp

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39
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what does WASP stand for

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Women Airforce Service Pilots

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40
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what did the WASP do?

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-flew planes from factories to military bases

  • flew practice missions

-tested damaged warplanes

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41
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Summary of Leonard Roy Harmon

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  • killed while shielding a shipmate from gunfire with his own body

-Awarded Navy Cross

-First African American to have a warship named after him

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42
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what was the most important point of Leonard Roy Harmon

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-First African American to have a warship named after him

43
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Summary of Andie Murphy

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  • Single handedly held off an attack by 200 German troops so the rest of his unit could escape

-most highly decorated American during WWII

  • Won every medal the military offers for bravery, including the Medal of Honor
44
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what was the most important point on Andie Murphy

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most highly decorated American during WWII

45
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what did Andie Murphy do to make him the most high decorated American during WWII

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Single handedly held off an attack by 200 German troops so the rest of his unit could escape (+ more)

46
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what are two examples of discrimination in the Armed Forces?

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  • people denied African Americans equal opportunity to become heroes because they were in non combat roles

-put in segregated units

47
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who else always faced discrimination during WWII

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Tejanos and Anglo Americans

48
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what did Texans along the Gulf of Mexico worry about

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they worried about an attack from the air or sea

49
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how did Texans along the Gulf of Mexico protect themselves from air or sea attacks

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  • practiced air raid drills
  • at night, cities practiced blackouts to guard possible enemy air attacks

-Texans formed CAP where pilots flew planes too look for enemies along the coast

50
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what does the CAP stand for

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Civil Air Patrol

51
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How did people on the Homefront do their part in the war

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  • rationing

-buying war bonds

-working in war supporting industries

52
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why were some Texans upset about rationing gasoline

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Texas was an oil rich state

53
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why were speed limits lowered during WWII

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to save gasoline

54
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What were the camps like for German POW

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people had limited freedoms

55
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What happened on February 19,1942

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Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066

56
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what was the context of Executive Order 9066

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it removed about 120,000 people of Japanese descent and 11,000 people of German descent from their homes and into internment camps.

57
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when was the Executive Order 9066 written

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Februrary 19, 1942

58
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what percentage were native born American citizens during this time

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2/3

59
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What did the State of Texas as a whole have to do to support the war

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-produce huge numbers of military equipment

-oil to power their machines

  • and food to feed the nation
60
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Why was Industrial Production so huge on Texan and US history

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it lead to an economic boom which ended the Great Depression

61
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how much of the U.S. oil is produced in Texas

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40%

62
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what were some Items that Texas produced during the Industrial Production time

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  • Gasoline
  • Aviation fuel
    -Synthetic rubber
    -explosives
63
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know topic of Industrial Production

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yes

64
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why did the U.S. have to make synthetic rubber

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Japanese conquests in Southeast Asia cut the U.S. off from natural rubber

65
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why did Texas Cities grow so much during the war (WIP)

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500,000 people moved to cities to work in factories

manufacturing

66
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what was the Bracero program

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brought 4.5 million migrants to work in the U.S.

67
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what is V-E Day

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to Celebrate ending of War in Europe

“Victory in Europe”

68
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when was V-E day

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May 8th. 1945

69
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what was the Holocaust

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millions of innocent people, mostly Jews, had been killed by the German government in camps

70
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what eventually happened to Jewish people who lived in Europe

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-shops were boycotted or destroyed

  • Jews were forced to wear Star of David to identify themselves

-Jews were forced out of homes/into ghettos

71
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what did the U.S. do to end the war with Japan?

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dropped Atomic bomb on Japanese city of Hiroshima

72
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what was the U.S. the only country to do with weapons

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-manufacture nuclear weapons

-use them in combat

73
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when did WWII end

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September 2nd 1945

74
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How many deaths total were there in WWII

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20 million

75
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how much economic damage was caused during WWII

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4 trillion dollars

76
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True of False:

Hoover relied on the government to provide charity for people affected by the depression

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false

77
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True of False:

Franklin Roosevelt did not think the government was responsible for fixing the Depression

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false

78
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true or false:

Sam Rayburn advocated against New Deal policies

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false

79
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true of false:

The Dust Bowl was caused by tornados

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false

80
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true or false:

Cotton prices rise significantly which hurt farmers

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false

81
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true of false:

Unemployment was at an all time high during the Great Depression

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true

82
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true or false:

People would regularly borrow money from banks to use in the stock market

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true

83
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Two things about Oveta Cub Hobby (review slides)

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  • Asked to organize a corps of nearly 200,000 women to serve in noncombat roles in the military
  • Assigned the rank of colonel and commanded the Women’s Army Corps
84
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Two things about Andie Murphy (review slides)

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-Single handedly held off an attack by 200 German troops so the rest of his unit could escape

-Most highly decorated American during World War II.

85
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two things about Dorie Miller (review slides)

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-Manned an anti-aircraft gun for which he had no training, he shot down 4–6 planes

-Sailor on battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbor

86
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two things about Leonard Roy Harmon

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-Killed while shielding a shipmate from gunfire with his own body

-First African American to have a warship named after him

87
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propaganda

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build public support for the war. These could spread ideas that promoted one side’s views and presented the opposing side in negative ways.

88
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mechanize

A

Due to a farm labor shortage during the war, the US government offered loans to farmers to encourage them to __mechanize______________ their farms, replacing human labor and making operations more efficient.

89
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How was the stock market crash connected to the banks?

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People borrowed money from banks to pay for stocks. When stock market crashed, banks ran out of money and closed.

90
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what natural causes led to the Dust Bowl?

A

record high temps

severe droughts

91
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How did Representative Sam Rayburn contribute to the New Deal era laws.

A

passed laws to reform way stocks were traded to prevent second crash

92
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What program from the New Deal still functions in the present day?

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Social Security Act helps elderly who are unable to work

93
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What city was chosen to host the Texas Centennial celebration/ Why?

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Dallas- business leaders offered to pay for everything

94
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Compare how Hoover wanted to deal with the Great Depression vs Roosevelt

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President Hoover thought that businesses should solve the economic problems and that the fed. government should not get involved. Roosevelt felt the opposite and wanted the government to have a more hands on approach

95
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What issues led to the start of WWII

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Germany was upset about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and though it was unfair. This allowed Hitler and the Nazi party to come to power

96
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How did Oveta Culp Hobby participate in the war.

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She commanded the women’s army corps, a group of 200,000 women in non combat roles in the military.

97
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How were women involved in the war effort

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Some 200,000 women volunteered to serve in the U.S. army corps in non combat roles. They would fly supply planes from factories to bases. Women on the Homefront also took the jobs of men who went off to war

98
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Describe POW camps in the US

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Officials tried to make camp life as normal as possible, but those living in camps had limited freedom and were constantly under guard

99
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What happened to Japanese and German Americans living in the US

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Under President Roosevelt’s order 9066, American citizens of Japanese descent were removed from their homes and sent to internment camps.

100
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How did WWII affect the Texas and the US economy

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The economy benefited from great industrial and agricultural expansion and the creation of many new jobs

101
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What was the effect the war had on Texas cities

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Cities grew as people went to find jobs in factories producing war products. 500,000 people moved to cities to find jobs.

102
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what is V-E Day

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the day that WWII ended in Europe on May 8th, 1945

103
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What is the Holocaust

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millions of innocent people, mostly Jews, had been killed by the German government in camps.

104
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How did the US end the war with Japan

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The U.S. dropped tow atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which forced Japan to surrender

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