Civil War
A Union victory in the Civil War that enabled the Union to control the entire Mississippi River. This action ended July 4, 1863 and was pivotal in earning U.S. Grant the top spot in the Union command structure.
Siege of Vicksburg
the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the u.s. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
The Great Depression
May 1940
Hitler's army moves through the Ardennes and around the Maginot Line
Reach France's northern coast in 10 days & France surrenders
The fall of france
What did Texas do for U.S. for WWII
Texas supplied most of the oil for the Allies, but also held many training facilities and bases for the Army, Navy, and what would become the Air Force.
The direct transfer of electromagnetic waves is called
Radiation
March 1862 Union and Confederate Missourians met in Northwestern Arkansas. Indians fought for the Confeds. Union forces won.
Battle of Pea Ridge
an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers and where company stocks are bought and sold.
Stock Market
Massive invasion of Europe planned by Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy, France is selected as the best location
D-Day
texas supplied gasoline, meat, and sugar during the war. Many Americans had gardens that came to be known as "Victory Gardens" in which families grew their own fruits, vegetables and herbs, so commercial farms could sell vegetables to the military.
The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water deep in Earth's mantle is called ________________
Magma
First major battle of the Civil War, in which untrained Northern troops and civilian picnickers fled back to Washington. This battle helped boost Southern morale and made the North realize that this would be a long war
First Battle of Bull Run
the geographic area, including the Texas panhandle, hardest hit by the drought during the 1930s where the soil was so dry it blew away in great clouds of dust.
Dust Bowl
U.S. naval victory over the Japanese fleet in June 1942, in which the Japanese lost four of their best aircraft carriers. It marked a turning point in World War II.
Battle of midway
WHY WERE MILITARY BASES BUILT IN TEXAS?
texas had moderate climate and lots of land
The ________________ is a belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean
Ring of fire
The Battle was fought during the U.S Civil War. General Robert E. Lee's army of Northern Virginia fought against Union army of the Potomac commanded by McClellan. Lee was defeated by McClellan and Lincoln brought forth plans of emancipation.
Battle of Shiloh
a democrat who became united states president in 1933; his program to alleviate the problems of the great depression became known as the "new deal" and he remained president through WWII.c
Franklin Roosevelt
lasted 6 weeks, several thousand marines, and more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, this battle is also notable for the famous photograph of US marines lifting the American flag to a standpoint
Battle of Iwo Jima
where was the location of several prison war camps during world war 2?
Texas of course :)
A rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral is called a(n) ________________
Ore
5 battles over a weeks time between McClellan and Lee. McClellan was trying to reach Richmond but was forced to retreat
Seven days Battle
the informal radio conversations Roosevelt had with the people to keep spirits up. it was a means of communicating with the people on how he would take on the depression.
Fireside chat
A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others
Island Hopping
Growing populations in texas during world war 2 to led to..?
lots of manufacturing jobs
A star system in which one star blocks the light from another is called a(n)
eclipsing binary